standard of living
Example Sentences
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Instead, the residents of Mohenjo-daro may have cooperated to give households broad access to the resources needed for a comfortable standard of living.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
“It’s misleading to conclude that Europeans have a clearly lower standard of living than Americans when they have essentially just made different choices.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The trade body estimates the level of income needed to have a minimum, moderate or comfortable standard of living as a pensioner each year.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
They argue consumers are just running in place; higher inflation means their standard of living isn’t getting any better.
From MarketWatch ● May 16, 2026
He built brick houses for his workers, hired a teacher for the school, and raised the standard of living of everyone on his lands.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
