live on
Idioms-
Be financially supported by, subsist on, as in His pension is too small to live on . [Mid-1600s]
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Continue to survive, especially unexpectedly, as in They thought the cancer would kill her, but Lucy lived on for another twenty years .
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Remain in human memory, as in This book will live on long after the author's death .
Example Sentences
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The actor stars in a series on MGM+ about a man in 1970s Indianapolis who abducted a mortgage lender and discussed it live on air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
He has no income and has come to the end of the money his parents left him, 15 years ago, to live on.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The 57-year-old justice was present for the plenary session which was being broadcast live on television and YouTube.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
“His genius and extraordinary designs will live on forever, continuing to bring beauty into this world.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
We live on the corner in a little brown house that’s about five blocks from the train station and forty-five minutes from the big city.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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