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Definitions

sitting pretty

ADJECTIVE
in an advantageous position
Synonyms
WEAK
ahead of the game going places on cloud nine on top on top of the heap on top of the world prosperous

Example Sentences

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To say Iran is sitting pretty would be a misreading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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

That means investors should be sitting pretty, too.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Meanwhile, his soon-to-be Ferrari team-mate, Charles Leclerc, is sitting pretty at the top of the board with a 1:16.990 from his current Mercedes buddy George Russell.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

Porter was sitting pretty much the way he was when she’d tried to slam the door.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison