high living
Example Sentences
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He said high living costs had made people more cautious, with the restaurant's previous three-month waiting list now down to two weeks.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Burnham, 56, announced three feel-good measures designed to offer Britons and businesses some early modest help with high living costs, which he has made the focus of his nascent administration.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
She has kept her job—Miami’s high living costs make taking a pay cut difficult—but is spending more time commuting and more money on after-hours care for her two children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
The main reason is California’s high living costs, especially for housing, researchers say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
His enemies and doubters, however, said that this Gotama was an idle fraud; he passed his days in high living, scorned the sacrifices, was unlearned and knew neither practices nor mortification of the flesh.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
