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

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

“Shunsuke is from a well-to-do family, so I wanted to give him a vibrant, youthful and also a cute look,” notes Hibino.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

My family have been prominent, well-to-do people in this middle-western city for three generations.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald