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

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

That means the less well-to-do schools are much, much worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Fewer than a dozen of what passed for District 12’s well-to-do escaped the fire.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins