prosperous

adjective pros·per·ous \ ˈprä-sp(ə-)rəs \

|Updated on: 4 Aug 2018

Examples: prosperous in a Sentence

Definition of prosperous

1 : auspicious, favorable

2 a : marked by success or economic well-being

b : enjoying vigorous and healthy growth : flourishing

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prosperously

adverb

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prosperousness

noun

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Examples of prosperous in a Sentence

The company had a prosperous year.
He predicted a prosperous future.

Recent Examples of prosperous from the Web

The documentary's heavy focus on Singapore, a prosperous capitalist nation, represents a notable change in tone.

— ben westcott, CNN, "North Korea state media airs unseen video from Trump-Kim summit," 14 June 2018
Born in the province of Inner Mongolia, he was sold as an infant by his impoverished parents to a more prosperous family in a neighboring village for 50 renminbi—the equivalent of $7.

— klara glowczewska, Town & Country, "Meet the Chinese Philanthropists Who Are Pledging Big Money to End Climate Change," 25 May 2018
As expected, Trump berated Germany — Europe’s most prosperous country and the second-largest contributor of troops to NATO missions behind the US — for spending only 1 percent on defense.

— alex ward, Vox, "Trump blasted US allies within minutes of arriving at NATO summit," 11 July 2018
After all these earthquakes, what’s left of the largest, most prosperous, most democratic alliance in human history?

— heather hurlburt, Daily Intelligencer, "There Is No Cleaning Up the Foreign Policy Mess Trump Is Making," 11 July 2018
The single biggest challenge our leaders face is to develop an economic/public policy climate that provides all North Carolinians the opportunity to live prosperous, connected and healthy lives.

— charlotteobserver, "Ashley Christensen," 3 July 2018
Their belief that unity is the foundation of a prosperous world is something that speaks to my values as a Baha'i.

— mosha lundström halbert, Vogue, "The Kenyan Cool Girl’s Guide to Nairobi," 2 July 2018
Even in our most prosperous times, there has been a significant opposition to those leading us through prosperity.

— The Aegis, "Uncivil times [Editorial]," 27 June 2018
Both candidates plan to speak to their delegates about their visions of a prosperous Idaho.

— nate poppino, idahostatesman, "More than Oliver North: 3 things to watch for as Idaho Dems, GOP meet this week," 27 June 2018

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