well-to-do
adjective
: having more than adequate financial resources : prosperous
a well-to-do family
Examples of well-to-do in a Sentence
a doctor who is now quite well-to-do as a result of his successful medical practice
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After his departure, the family lived in a nice apartment in a well-to-do Roman neighborhood.
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Massimo Calabresi, Time, 24 July 2025
Julia is dressed quite plainly in servants’ clothing, while Henry looks slightly more well-to-do, though he’s also fitted in muted browns (and notably is wearing a kilt!).
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 22 July 2025
While Martha’s Vineyard is perhaps best known as a vacation spot that draws the well-to-do likes of Seth Meyers and the Obamas to its shores every summer, the island also has a rich and complex Indigenous history.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 July 2025
Billy Warlock stars as Big Beautiful Bill Whitney: a high schooler who doesn’t fit in with his well-to-do family from Southern California.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 July 2025
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Massimo Calabresi, Time, 24 July 2025
Julia is dressed quite plainly in servants’ clothing, while Henry looks slightly more well-to-do, though he’s also fitted in muted browns (and notably is wearing a kilt!).
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 22 July 2025
While Martha’s Vineyard is perhaps best known as a vacation spot that draws the well-to-do likes of Seth Meyers and the Obamas to its shores every summer, the island also has a rich and complex Indigenous history.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 July 2025
Billy Warlock stars as Big Beautiful Bill Whitney: a high schooler who doesn’t fit in with his well-to-do family from Southern California.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for well-to-do
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