live from day to day
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"We live from day to day," he explains, returning to his counter.
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Whiteford began to live from day to day.
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She tried to live from day to day without interest, without hope.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 by Various
The mystery was how he had kept alive so long, how he continued to live from day to day.
From The Conflict by David Graham Phillips
Lord, give me faith!—to live from day to day, With tranquil heart to do my simple part, And, with my hand in Thine, just go Thy way.
From Bees in Amber A Little Book of Thoughtful Verse by John Oxenham
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