well-off

Example Sentences

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Many well-off households have further benefited from the big stock market gains of the past few years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Born into a well-off family in central Taiwan on July 2, 1934, Liu worked briefly in his father's trading and food manufacturing company but was soon itching to branch out on his own.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

"I think people who are less well-off are coping much worse," says Olha Zasiadvovk, who has a young child.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Read more: Even well-off Americans are now worrying more about their jobs.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

After prayers, I followed the rest of the congregation into the courtyard, where refreshments waited for us, courtesy of generous and well-off members of our community.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros