have subsisted
- present perfect of subsist.
Example Sentences
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Obviously, plenty of infants throughout history have subsisted on food that is neither human breast milk nor store-bought formula.
From Slate ● May 19, 2022
She would have subsisted on small mammals, insects, cactus fruit, and lizards.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2022
British farmers, like their counterparts elsewhere in Europe, have subsisted for three generations on subsidies.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2021
Though the 300 ethnic Dai inhabitants of Mandian village have subsisted comfortably off the forest for years, they are now unwilling to risk being fined, residents said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 16, 2021
Could we have received the box and money in November, instead of just before our release, we could have subsisted quite comfortably all winter.
From The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War by Wilson, Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas)
