rich - use in sentences

Adjective modifier

  • earthly: The fact of the matter is that earthly riches don't necessarily bring any real benefit to their possessor.
  • fabulous: Already, there are tales of fabulous riches to be made and millions made by those who are just working from home.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • eat: Women who regularly eat foods rich in carotenes cut their risk of stroke by 40 percent.

Modifies a noun

  • heritage: The Fife Coastal Path offers an ideal way to sample the area's rich heritage.
  • tapestry: The author himself had become part of the rich tapestry of the Vatican.
  • diversity: Our oceans are home to a rich diversity of species.
  • vein: Can Peter Nicol maintain his current rich vein of form to regain the title, or will Jonathon Power stop the Scot again?
  • country: On trade, you repeated calls for trade barriers to rich countries to be lifted.
  • pickings: The grassy areas lower down also provide rich pickings for Chough which are also protected by European legislation.

Modifying Another Word

  • culturally: The project preserves the history of a culturally rich district of Bedford.
  • extraordinarily: The course will take us on a journey through the National Gallery, taking advantage of this extraordinarily rich collection.

Used with adjective complement

  • grow: During the 16th century, the city grew rich with the rapid growth of trade with the Americas.
  • become: Paul once had a client whose goal was to become rich.
  • get: He must not drink too much wine, like to fight or try to get rich by cheating others.

Preposition: in

  • vitamin: Not only are oranges rich in vitamin C, the Koi also have great fun sucking on the flesh of the orange.
  • nutrient: Tip: Exchange unsuitable pond soil rich in nutrients with suitable pond substrates.
  • wildlife: The island is rich in wildlife, if you are lucky enough you will hear and maybe even see the Corncrake.
  • birdlife: And the island is rich in birdlife in a variety of habitats: sea and shore, rainforest and garden, mangrove and woodland.
  • mineral: The rivers of Devon and Cornwall are rich in metal minerals mainly washed down from the high moorlands of the area.
  • humus: However, when Ginkgo is commercially grown, a soil rich in humus and nitrogen is preferable.

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