tidy sum
Example Sentences
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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
That’s quite a nice tidy sum, but all the reasons you separated from your wife will still be there when you arrive in Colombia.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025
When Tina Khorram shelled out almost $4,000 for a pure-bred, toy-sized Maltese, she figured her tidy sum would rule out any possibility of an ailing dog.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025
It's not the first banana-as-art that sold for a tidy sum.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2024
Then he added, as his eyes dwelt proudly on the trim craft purring at her dock-side: "And she cost a tidy sum, too."
From Careers of Danger and Daring by Moffett, Cleveland
