high living

Example Sentences

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But rising costs and Bristol's high living expenses made it difficult to survive on one income.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Consumers’ grim mood spanned people from both political parties and reflected concerns about high living costs and the prospect of more inflation ahead, the survey’s director Joanne Hsu, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Madrid has emerged as a coveted global luxury housing destination as Latin American and US investors fuel a real estate boom, seduced by competitive prices and high living standards.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Especially for states like California, international migration is the difference between a growing or shrinking population, especially as many appear to be moving out of the state because of its high living costs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2023

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