How to Use livelihood in a Sentence

livelihood

noun

• Many fishermen believe that the new regulations threaten their livelihoods.
• Its aim: prevent the loss of lives and livelihood due to lightning.
  — Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2024
• And affect the livelihood of one in 10 people on the planet.
  — Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
• The racist tirade that ensued cost the comic his livelihood.
  — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 June 2024
• Very, in the sense this woman has built her career and her livelihood on her own.
  — Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 2 May 2023
• My daughter has a bed and breakfast, and that’s her livelihood.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023
• Not only have many of them lost their homes, but their very livelihoods as well.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
• Bowes’s small farm has been her livelihood and her lifelong dream.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2024
• Suddenly, their livelihood is gone, and the screen goes black.
  — Erik Logan, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
• For West African hair braiders in Harlem like Mariam, an injury can mean the end of their livelihood.
  — Houreidja Tall, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 July 2023
• The virus has impacted the livelihood of pros since the very beginning of the ALGS.
  — Ethan Davison, Washington Post, 15 July 2022
• Protecting our livelihood, guns and the unborn from the left.
  — Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2022
• Cassey is an artist who has made her culture her livelihood.
  — Jenna Kunze, ELLE, 28 July 2022
• Braiding hair has been Mabrie’s livelihood for more than 40 years.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2022
• They are made to choose between their cargo, their livelihood, and souls adrift at sea.
  — Kenneth R. Rosen, The New Republic, 26 Apr. 2022
• These are often to blame for the loss of livelihood and poverty that make the journey north seem worthwhile.
  — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2023
• And whether their own livelihood and sense of security is worth such a risk.
  — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
• Earlier in the day, Kong battled to save his livelihood.
  — Jordan Culver, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
• And that’s not even to consider the class division that’s at the basis of Julie’s own life and livelihood.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2023
• These are secondary to the main livelihood of livestock grazing.
  — Christine Ro, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
• Thousands of others -- their livelihood depends on the port.
  — ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024
• The hydropower plant didn't just impact the region's wildlife, but the livelihood of the people living around the lake, as well.
  — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2023
• In the case of Dion, the illness halted her livelihood and ability to perform.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Jan. 2024
• In a more than 20-year scandal, some postal workers were sent to prison and others lost their livelihoods and homes.
  — Sachin Ravikumar, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2024
• And its not just the home chefs who are losing out here: Small entrepreneurs are losing out on their livelihoods.
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2024
• But with the spill having taken away their livelihood, at least for now, many have little choice.
  — New York Times, 3 Feb. 2022
• This, in turn, threatened the livelihoods of local farmers.
  — Clare Sebastian, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
• The Palestinian farmers and villagers are struggling to hold on to their lands and livelihoods.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2023
• But awareness and resolve to save our planet, to save lives and livelihoods, has never been stronger.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2023
• Each disaster can be measured in lives, homes, and livelihoods lost from storms, wildfires, and droughts.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 25 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024