Sentence examples for amassed a sizable fortune from inspiring English sources

The case also focuses an uncomfortable spotlight on Mr. Hussain, who by several accounts has amassed a sizable fortune over the past two decades, partly through property development deals with the military, yet faced little media scrutiny.

Since the release of his 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’, 50 Cent has amassed a sizable fortune through his G-Unit entertainment portfolio, which includes a record label, clothing line, Reebok sneaker line, ring tones, video games and even a recent line of “urban fiction” published by a division of Time Warner.

Almost completely illiterate throughout his life, NBF had still managed to amass a sizable fortune as a speculator, plantation owner, and slave trader.

Almost completely illiterate throughout his life, NBF had still managed to amass a sizable fortune as a speculator, plantation owner and slave trader.

"But he, and God bless him, amassed a tidy fortune for it".

But Eliot's second wife and widow, Valerie, did live long enough to profit from the musical, amassing a sizable fortune from the royalties, which she used at least in part to buy art.

As Summers's fortune grew, she expanded her real-estate holdings and amassed a sizable personal art collection.

Laurie H., 16, amassed a sizable Pez dispenser collection.

And Mr. Miller amassed a sizable position in Bear Stearns, the investment bank gone to the grave.

For a decade and a half he directed the company, which amassed a sizable inventory of programs for syndication.

He amassed a sizable collection of paintings, antique furniture and numerous Turkish kilims, reminders of his childhood.