well-to-do
adjective
: having more than adequate financial resources : prosperous
a well-to-do family
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Examples of well-to-do in a Sentence
a doctor who is now quite well-to-do as a result of his successful medical practice
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The Kims, a family struggling to make ends meet, set their scheming sights on the Parks, a well-to-do family with plenty of problems of their own, but also plenty of money to muffle their dysfunction.
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
So when any sliver of private land or an already existing home hits the market, there’s usually a long line of well-to-do professionals and would-be Airbnb investors from coastal cities ready to drive the price out of reach for even the most industrious working people.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
In 1853, Ann Pamela Cunningham, a well-to-do woman from South Carolina who was shocked by accounts of the dilapidated state of the home, founded the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union to save it, according to the website.
—Michael E. Ruane The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Some students are well-to-do retirees looking for a hobby, but the typical aspiring pilot is someone in their 20s.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
So when any sliver of private land or an already existing home hits the market, there’s usually a long line of well-to-do professionals and would-be Airbnb investors from coastal cities ready to drive the price out of reach for even the most industrious working people.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
In 1853, Ann Pamela Cunningham, a well-to-do woman from South Carolina who was shocked by accounts of the dilapidated state of the home, founded the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union to save it, according to the website.
—Michael E. Ruane The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Some students are well-to-do retirees looking for a hobby, but the typical aspiring pilot is someone in their 20s.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for well-to-do
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“Well-to-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-to-do. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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