better-off

Example Sentences

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Bankers interpret this as a sign that slightly better-off consumers are absorbing the higher prices, while lower-income customers are increasingly cutting back or seeking cheaper alternatives.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

It’s not to drag the relatively better-off down to the bottom, but to allow more people to pull themselves up.

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2025

Consultant Roger Atkins claims the current policy is “divisive”, because it “favours better-off people who can charge at home on their driveways”.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

We asked them whether they agreed or disagreed that it’s the responsibility of better-off people to help those who are worse off, and things like that.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

She had hoped to build the Fugees into a well-organized program that provided refugee children with all the opportunities better-off American kids enjoyed.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John