standard of living
Example Sentences
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“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
Hepi said last year that students needed £61,000 over the course of a three-year degree in order to have a "minimum socially acceptable standard of living" - and that's excluding tuition fees.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
Zhao's generation, however, enjoyed stability, prosperity and a far better standard of living.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Officials said they would use this additional fiscal firepower on measures to raise the country’s standard of living, and help households deal with pocketbook strains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
It was my time’s technology and standard of living that amazed them most.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
