well-connected

adjective

: having important and powerful friends
a well-connected lawyer

Examples of well-connected in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Presley pledged to clean up government corruption, pointing to welfare money that was spent on pet projects for the wealthy and well-connected rather than aid for some of the poorest people in one of the poorest states in the nation. Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2023 Sunak said that would free $44 billion for new road and rail projects across the Midlands and North, regions that are less affluent and less well-connected than southern England. Jill Lawless The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023 The event featured many devout and well-connected social conservatives who can play a decisive role in Iowa’s first-in-the-nation Republican caucuses in January. Will Weissert and Thomas Beaumont, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023 The screen version concerns two middle-aged and fairly well-connected brothers, Julio (Rodrigo de la Serna) and Miguel Levy (Germán Palacios). Catherine Bray, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023 The Greenbrier Resort – where the Browns are holding their first days of training camp this week – has long been a retreat for the wealthy and well-connected. Susan Glaser, cleveland, 26 July 2023 Infotainment and Connectivity All XT5 models come well-connected right out of the gate, with standard niceties such as an 8.0-inch touchscreen, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and a 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot. Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 12 June 2023 The goal was to reach women who were inheriting land from spouses or parents and were not well-connected or prepared and didn’t know what to do. Sarah Bowman, IndyStar, 11 May 2023 See More

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“Well-connected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-connected. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.

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