subsisting
- present participle of subsist.
Example Sentences
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"People are probably subsisting on 1,000 or 1,500 calories a day, and are not able to get basic healthcare," he said.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Aguilar, who has two young daughters, says his family is subsisting on food banks and relies on donations for rent.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
The men ran out of food, subsisting on what they scrounged up: vitamins pills and pancake mix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2025
Less than two years ago, Brittney Griner was starting her nine-year sentence in a penal colony in Russia, sewing uniforms for the Russian military and subsisting on spoiled food.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
One summer the family lived on an Indian reservation in a teepee, subsisting on government-surplus peanut butter and cornmeal.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
