Sentence examples for once wealthy from inspiring English sources

He is destroying all that is British in his attempt recreate a once wealthy Britain/England.

The father is from a once wealthy house; the mother leaves the father and begins another family.

TRAVEL Once wealthy travelers arrive at their destinations, they want tourist advice "filtered by people who are part of a similar cultural tribe," Mr. Sacks said.

These people, once wealthy but now with nothing, were mostly housed in the Canidrome, a decaying greyhound-racing stadium, sometimes in the dogs' own kennels.

Although Maharaj was once wealthy and well traveled — he was an importer of exotic fruit — he had no idea what he was in for when he was arrested.

After landing in Brooklyn with no money and only two bags of clothes, her father, educated and once wealthy, eked out a living doing maintenance work.

Mr. Zandi of Moody's said that once wealthier consumers satisfied their pent-up demand, they might become cautious again.

Others look to Argentina's past for explanations, and not just the sadness bred by the faded glory of a nation that was once wealthier than many European ones.

But drive around once-wealthy Salem, and everywhere you see disused factories.

Nicolas Cage stars as Troy, a once-wealthy heir whose fortunes have crumbled.

Nauru is a once-wealthy country now poor, a riches-to-rags story of resource curse.