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

Harrogate's reputation as a well-to-do area hid the reality of life there for some people, Wright added.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The proliferation of offshore vehicles, combined with a laissez-faire attitude toward sources of foreign wealth, have made it an attractive place for well-to-do Iranians to park cash, real-estate experts and wealth managers say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

The Andersons lived in a lovely clapboard house at the corner of Washington and Main, a few blocks past the hubbub of stores and businesses, where the town settled into private residences for the well-to-do.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead