sitting pretty

Example Sentences

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Denver are certainly sitting pretty on top of the AFC West, which Kansas City have won nine years in a row, with a four-game lead over a side they had gone 16-2 against after Manning's departure.

From BBC

Regis le Bris' side, the pre-season relegation favourites, have surpassed all expectations on their return to the Premier League and are sitting pretty in the European places for now.

From BBC

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

That means investors should be sitting pretty, too.

From Barron's

At the halfway mark, India were sitting pretty having piled up their highest ever World Cup total of 330 all out.

From Barron's