How to Use "Living" with Example Sentences

living (n): an income used to buy necessary things in life

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Used with adjectives:

"He makes a good living as a plumber."
(good, comfortable, decent, honest)

Used with verbs:

"His dream was to earn a living as a writer."
(earn, make)

"What do you do for a living?"
(do)

"The farm provides a decent living for their family."
(provides, offers)

living (adj): alive

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Used with nouns:

"That is a living creature."
(creature, organism, person, animal, legend)

"What are the living arrangements there?"
(arrangements, conditions, expenses, standards)

"It's been a living nightmare!"
(nightmare, hell)

"Do you have any living relatives?"
(relatives)

"Do you have a living will?"
(will)