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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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
The 1993 period drama, based on Edith Wharton’s novel, follows a well-to-do lawyer torn between duty and desire in 1870s New York society.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
The 1993 period drama, based on Edith Wharton’s novel, follows a well-to-do lawyer torn between duty and desire in 1870s New York society.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Franny’s husband, George (Ben Miles), a well-to-do patent lawyer, doesn’t share his wife’s faith in her brother.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
From the start, they were considered fashionable transportation, chosen by well-to-do ladies to pop about or driven for ceremonial use.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for well-to-do
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“Well-to-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-to-do. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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