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How to use rich in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun, verb

Rich means wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions. Example: “The scene was a rich one.”

Examples of rich by meaning

adjectiveWealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.

  • We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
  • In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured.2013 May 17, George Monbiot, “Money just makes the rich suffer”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 23, page 19
  • The richest person in the world got even richer Friday, with Musk’s net worth hitting a record $347.8 billion, Bloomberg reported.2024 November 22, Ramishah Maruf, “Elon Musk has never been richer. He’s now worth nearly $350 billion”, in CNN

adjectiveHaving an intense fatty or sugary flavour.

  • a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; a very rich chocolate cake
  • It is the richest food I have ever eaten, and for this reason I soon learned to partake of it sparingly.1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 116

adjectiveRemunerative.

  • All racists I grew up with have rich jobs.2019 December, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 79

adjectivePlentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling.

  • a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop
  • rich in fiber; rich in traditions
  • Elantris is quite an exceptional read, a wonderfully rich world of living breathing characters, great plot, and some very original ideas.2011 December 13, Antony Jones, “Book review of 'Elantris' by Brandon Sanderson”, in SF Book

adjectiveYielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful.

  • rich soil or land; a rich mine

adjectiveComposed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous...

  • a rich endowment; a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents

adjectiveNot faint or delicate; vivid.

  • a rich red colour

adjectiveVery amusing.

  • The scene was a rich one.
  • a rich incident or character

More sentences with rich

  • The point color of that cat was a deep, rich sable.From the entry point
  • Sushil never took the advice of his parents, but still became rich.From the entry advice
  • As he cooked it the whole thing turned a rich, deep chocolate.From the entry chocolate
  • Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water.From the entry drawing
  • You'd have to be very rich or very desperate to go wildcatting that far east.From the entry wildcat
  • If I was rich, I'd live in a big house by the sea.From the entry if
  • The whole town was at the fair, young and old, rich and poor.From the entry fair
  • Emmy went on a heater in Las Vegas and came back six thousand dollars richer.From the entry heater
  • Lucky old Daniel – his grandfather died rich, and he's inherited.From the entry inherit
  • He had no money and no rich friends, so he had to build his business from scratch.From the entry from scratch
  • The flavors of the pepper and garlic complement each other, giving a very rich taste in combination.From the entry complement
  • Rich people live in easy circumstances, that is, the easy life.From the entry easy
  • The guy had some half-baked idea for getting rich in the stock market.From the entry half-baked
  • The rich people in that neighborhood were stuck up and not friendly at all.From the entry stuck up
  • I would rather have it said, "He lived usefully," than, "He died rich."From the entry usefully
  • Low self-esteem can affect both rich and poor people: it doesn't discriminate.From the entry discriminate
  • The redistribution of wealth between the rich and poor has been tried many times.From the entry redistribution
  • The poor survive on the leavings of the rich and wasteful.From the entry leavings
  • His dad's well rich: he's got a Merc and two BMWs.From the entry merc
  • Nan made a batch of fresh mogs for Christmas—rich with molasses and full of raisins.From the entry mog
  • His big plans to get rich never quite seemed to get off the ground.From the entry get off the ground
  • This is only grape flavoured soda, the flavouring is artificial; real grape juice tastes much richer.From the entry flavoured
  • This is only grape-flavored soda. The flavoring is artificial; real grape juice tastes much richer.From the entry flavored
  • The growing imbalances between the rich and poor first lead to more crime.From the entry imbalance
  • He talks like he's some scrappy bootstrap entrepreneur but he's just some old money rich kid roleplaying.From the entry roleplay
  • When his rich aunt died, he was crying all the way to the bank.From the entry cry all the way to the bank

Meaning of rich

  1. adjective Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
  2. adjective Having an intense fatty or sugary flavour.
  3. adjective Remunerative.

Full definition of rich

Questions about rich in a sentence

How do you use rich in a sentence?
Rich is used as an adjective, noun and verb. For example: “The scene was a rich one.”
What is a short sentence with rich?
“a rich red colour”
What does rich mean?
Rich means wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: rich (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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