subsist
verb (used without object)
to exist; continue in existence.
are subsisting
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present progressiveof subsist.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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It turns out that the players being labeled as amateurs and treated like normal students who are subsisting on ramen noodles were not the reason folks tuned in on Saturdays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
The rally sent the S&P 500 up more than 1 percent, underscoring just how much financial markets are subsisting on hopes and fears about the trade war.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2019
Food supplies used to enter the city from the west, but since Iraqi forces surrounded it, residents are subsisting on meager rations of vegetables and a small quantity of flour distributed by the militants.
From Reuters ● Dec. 9, 2015
With the large-scale food distribution winding down, many families are subsisting on rice bought from street vendors.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2010
Families, who are subsisting on incomes of ten dollars per week and less, furnish a large proportion of this number.
From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Milan C. Edson
