live on
Idioms-
Be financially supported by, subsist on, as in His pension is too small to live on . [Mid-1600s]
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Continue to survive, especially unexpectedly, as in They thought the cancer would kill her, but Lucy lived on for another twenty years .
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Remain in human memory, as in This book will live on long after the author's death .
Example Sentences
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At the bar, residents who live on the same street finally got around to introducing themselves.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The first round begins on Saturday, with the final starting on Sunday, 3 May and concluding the next day - with full coverage of the tournament live on the BBC.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Yet other institutions, having failed and become sources of endless sorrow, live on, decade after decade, immune from criticism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Perhaps she’s worried that he won’t have enough to live on in his later years.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
“Nah, Upper West Side. Well, we used to live on the Upper West Side, but we just moved back in with our parents on Long Island.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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