Example Sentences

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Wan Hon-cheung, 64, has been living in a plywood box about the size of a single bed for the last 10 years, and hopes the government will improve conditions for residents like him as well.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Cuba’s military has been living through a yearslong economic crisis that has exhausted the population.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Abrego Garcia, who is married to an American citizen and has been living in Maryland for years, illegally came to the US from El Salvador when he was a teenager.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Crow has been living in Nashville for nearly two decades now, having quit Los Angeles in 2007, one year after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Theo has been living with the disease for a long time.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman