the well-to-do
Example Sentences
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Like the U.S. broadly, rich people are keeping the party going in New York, and powering a burgeoning local economy that caters to the well-to-do.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025
"We need a system that ensures access for the poor and prevents misuse by the well-to-do."
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2025
“The finances of the well-to-do have never been better, their spending never stronger, and the economy never more dependent on that group,” Zandi told WSJ.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2025
Ms. Abraham, 34, Ms. Sage and the chief executive, Aleen Dreksler, both 35, have known one another since they were fifth graders in the well-to-do Long Island suburb of Roslyn.
From New York Times • May 11, 2024
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
