better-off
Example Sentences
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They also raised concerns that the initiative would largely benefit better-off buyers.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Yes, good public schools exist, but they tend to be in communities where only the better-off can afford to live.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Bankers interpret this as a sign that slightly better-off consumers are absorbing the higher prices, while lower-income customers are increasingly cutting back or seeking cheaper alternatives.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
It’s not to drag the relatively better-off down to the bottom, but to allow more people to pull themselves up.
From Slate • Aug. 25, 2025
The better-off folk of Welch had not exactly flocked to our part of town.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
