survive
verb (used without object)
to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live.
have been surviving
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present perfect progressiveof survive.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“It has been more than a year since the FBI took my paycheck from me and we’re getting financially crushed. My family and I have been surviving on early withdrawals from our retirement accounts.”
From Washington Times ● May 18, 2023
Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan have been surviving the zombie apocalypse for a long time.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
One of the villages is Ruska Lozova, where BBC correspondent Quentin Sommerville and cameraman Darren Conway met locals who have been surviving with no power, water or means of communication.
From BBC ● May 11, 2022
We adapted and have been surviving on donations — until a huge chunk of that revenue was also turned to dust by the collapsing ruble and the withdrawal of Visa and Mastercard from Russia.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2022
West said the older brother may have been surviving on pizza delivered to the home as there were “a lot of empty boxes in the house.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2017
