separate maintenance
Example Sentences
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Students in Northern Ireland from less well-off backgrounds can also get a separate maintenance grant of up to £3,475, depending on their household income.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2025
A separate maintenance loan is intended to cover accommodation, food, books and equipment.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2024
Most inspection reports will separate maintenance work from more pressing matters.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
Last week, when his wife Romelle sued in Los Angeles for separate maintenance, Jimmy unexpectedly began to look like the Rubi of the Roosevelts.
From Time Magazine Archive
"And so," said he, "poor Harry is run through the lungs, and Mrs. Anstruther has recovered her shape and is to be allowed a separate maintenance."
From Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes by James Branch Cabell
