standard of living
noun phrase
1
: the necessities, comforts, and luxuries enjoyed or aspired to by an individual or group
2
: a minimum of necessities, comforts, or luxuries held essential to maintaining a person or group in customary or proper status or circumstances
Examples of standard of living in a Sentence
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Workers may find new jobs, but if those positions pay substantially less, their standard of living falls.
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Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
And women 50 and older experience a 45% decline in their standard of living postdivorce, compared to 21% for men, a 2021 study from The Journals of Gerontology found.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 7 May 2024
The 20th century delivered dramatic improvements in the standard of living, education, nutrition and health care for many Americans.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Comprehensive policy change might help flip the downturn by contributing to financial stability and helping families raise their standard of living, Guzzo said.
—Jessica Nix / Bloomberg, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
Over the past 12 months, hourly wages have risen by 4.5 percent, raising workers’ standard of living, especially the lowest earners.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
Studies have shown that children of separated parents can negatively impact their standard of living, according to a French demographic study institute INED.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
Without significant policy change, more and more of the government’s annual budget will consist of interest payments; government borrowing will crowd out private investment; future interest rates, inflation, and taxes will be higher; and American’s standard of living will decline.
—Drew Gonshorowski, National Review, 12 Feb. 2024
As laid out by Lin and Ng, the Chinese immigrants who settled in Argentina in the 1990s were single-mindedly focused on making money and raising their standard of living.
—Lautaro Grinspan, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2024
Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
And women 50 and older experience a 45% decline in their standard of living postdivorce, compared to 21% for men, a 2021 study from The Journals of Gerontology found.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 7 May 2024
The 20th century delivered dramatic improvements in the standard of living, education, nutrition and health care for many Americans.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Comprehensive policy change might help flip the downturn by contributing to financial stability and helping families raise their standard of living, Guzzo said.
—Jessica Nix / Bloomberg, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
Over the past 12 months, hourly wages have risen by 4.5 percent, raising workers’ standard of living, especially the lowest earners.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
Studies have shown that children of separated parents can negatively impact their standard of living, according to a French demographic study institute INED.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
Without significant policy change, more and more of the government’s annual budget will consist of interest payments; government borrowing will crowd out private investment; future interest rates, inflation, and taxes will be higher; and American’s standard of living will decline.
—Drew Gonshorowski, National Review, 12 Feb. 2024
As laid out by Lin and Ng, the Chinese immigrants who settled in Argentina in the 1990s were single-mindedly focused on making money and raising their standard of living.
—Lautaro Grinspan, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2024
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