tidy sum
Example Sentences
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That’s a tidy sum for you and your wife to enjoy, especially given your investment income.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
It’s a tidy sum that implies it took Musk less than seven seconds to earn what the average U.S. household makes in a year.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
It's not the first banana-as-art that sold for a tidy sum.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024
The F.D.I.C. insures deposits up to $250,000 — a tidy sum for individuals but just a sliver of the balances that companies can hold.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
The game-keeper was not miserly, but he dearly loved handling gold, and Abel surmised he had saved a "tidy sum."
From The Rider in Khaki A Novel by Gould, Nat
