: a woman who is an heir especially to great wealth
Examples of heiress in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebFrom finding a new friend in the West Indian heiress Georgiana Lambe (Crystal Clarke) to falling for the spirited gentleman Sidney Parker (Theo James), Charlotte navigates plenty of unexpected connections.—Cady Lang, TIME, 16 May 2024 Ditto the glass tubes that emitted little puffs of scent in the space devoted to Millicent Rogers, the Standard Oil heiress, which attempts to recreate her own…um…body odor as unearthed from her clothes — say, a Schiaparelli cocktail dress covered in garden blooms — and environments.—Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 May 2024 The lawsuit comes from billionaire heiress Brinah Milstein and her husband, former reality TV producer Roy Bank, who bought the Spanish Colonial-style home last summer for $8.35 million and immediately laid out plans to raze it.—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024 This attitude displays the carelessness of privileged individuals like Tisch—who, Lach notes, is an heiress from an extremely wealthy family—who can afford to live far away from landfills and incinerators.—The New Yorker, 6 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for heiress
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