better-off
Example Sentences
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"Sometimes, if medicines are leftover from the baby of a better-off family, we use it for the babies whose families cannot afford it," Fatima says.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
These retailers are aggressively courting better-off customers at the same time that their traditional customers are cutting back due to inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 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
His family owned many cattle; they were among the better-off families in their village of Loun-Ariik.
From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park
