Example Sentences

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It’s an Indonesian-inspired version of Thai drunken noodles, though any Asian college student who has subsisted on grocery store ramen will know this as a dinner hack.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2023

He has subsisted only on water since, said his lawyer, Ahlam Haddad.

From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2022

For example, Arlington Gardens in Pasadena, a public botanical garden that includes a 48-tree orange grove, has subsisted on sales of its signature marmalade and private donations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2022

Since then, her family has subsisted on slender threads of hope: Maybe Brenda just walked away.

From Time • Oct. 9, 2017

From the best days of Athens, the days of Anaxagoras, Protagoras, and Socrates, a strange affinity has subsisted between democracy and religious persecution.

From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron