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 idea was that a well-constructed welfare state could deliver the same material standard of living as America’s cowboy capitalism, or better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Less than half of retirees surveyed said their standard of living is excellent or very good.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026
The relatively high standard of living that she can now enjoy— enough for a small apartment and car in Bangalore—is good for America as well.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
