live
verb (used without object)
to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions.
are living
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present progressiveof live.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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About one million people are living with dementia in the UK, a figure expected to reach 1.4 million by 2040.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Today, my wife, Tonya Winfield, and I are living in Century City in Los Angeles while our house in Bel-Air undergoes renovations following damage from atmospheric river storms a few years back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Both books are living archives that name the dead and artfully discuss systemic injustice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Thousands of people displaced by Wednesday's flash floods are living in temporary relief camps, their homes either washed away by rivers or buried under silt and mud.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
“I can’t believe we are living in a house,” I thought to myself.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
