well-connected

adjective

: having important and powerful friends
a well-connected lawyer

Examples of well-connected in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, the air above Port-au-Prince buzzes constantly with private flights for diplomats and the well-connected. Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024 Feelings that the department’s internal investigations are unfair have run deep in the LAPD for years, as have complaints that the system is beset by favoritism and more likely to overlook misconduct by officers of a higher rank and those who are well-connected. Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024 Names from the German school of management that Laporta admires, including past Champions League winners Hansi Flick and Thomas Tuchel, have been rumored and are well-connected to the president owing to his close friendship with their agent Pini Zahavi. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Mississippi prosecutors have said millions of federal welfare dollars for low-income residents were squandered on projects supported by wealthy or well-connected people from 2016 to 2019. Emily Wagster Pettus The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2024 Despite the risks, the wealthy and well-connected continue to carve their spots in the hills, giving rise to unchecked development that endangers vital water supplies for the city. David McKenzie, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024 Her husband Winston Frederick Churchill Guest, a polo player and second cousin of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, was also well-connected in the arts; their 1947 wedding was held at Ernest Hemingway's Havana, Cuba estate, with Hemingway serving as the best man. Cady Lang, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024 The surprise dismissal alarmed fellow researchers elsewhere, who saw Donovan as a pioneer in an increasingly critical area of great sensitivity to the powerful and well-connected tech giants. Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023 According to a person familiar with the board’s proceedings, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, its members had struggled to oppose Altman, who was well-connected and powerful. Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023

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“Well-connected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-connected. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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