sitting pretty

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

Mikel Arteta's side were sitting pretty as they exposed Spurs’ horrible frailty at corners, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s own goal and Kai Havertz’s header bookending Bukayo Saka’s smooth finish on the counter for their second.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 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