sitting pretty

Example Sentences

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A year ago they were sitting pretty at the top, 13 points clear.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

If you have an income of $200,000 and, for the sake of simplicity, let’s say you have $1 million in your tech-heavy mutual fund, and your home is paid off, you are sitting pretty.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will be sitting pretty in any case.

From Barron's • Oct. 3, 2025

R1, a chatbot from the startup DeepSeek, is sitting pretty at the top of the Apple and Google app stores, as of this writing.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2025

Just drink a vial of Burt’s Bottoms Up and you’ll be sitting pretty in no time.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool