coexist
verb (used without object)
to exist together or at the same time.
coexisted
Example Sentences
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"Back then, the settlers were living alongside us, and we coexisted peacefully. They lived their lives and we lived ours," he told me.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
In an interview, she noted the beaver and moose in question appear to have coexisted in the convenience-store and gas-station marketplace for at least 35 years, based on trademark records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Both aspects have coexisted for centuries, but the great popularization of the personality side gave rise to a new form of discrimination, astrological prejudice.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
"By showing how color variants that have coexisted for millions of years are wiped out, we now better understand how the emergence of new traits changes competition in nature," concludes Tobias Uller.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026
Would she believe that Poles, Jews, Ukrainians, Armenians, and Hungarians had all coexisted peacefully in Lwów before the war?
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
