well-to-do

Example Sentences

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In the early days, such caps would affect only a small number of well-to-do retirees.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Nob Hill had a reputation as a relatively well-to-do enclave, but here, in its outer reaches, the vacancies were becoming hard to ignore.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

I met Volodymyr Zelensky in a conference room inside the heavily-guarded government enclave in a well-to-do corner of central Kyiv.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Higher-end department stores like Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s are drawing well-to-do customers with bigger discounts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

The men who dressed in golf shirts with the horse logo seemed the most well-to-do.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter