Example Sentences

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Maekar recoils at the thought of a child of royal birth subsisting on salted beef.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

Less than two years ago, the W.N.B.A. star 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 2, 2024

Chavez, who had lost 35 pounds after subsisting only on water, was too weak to speak.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

He worked the tinted pools, going from subsisting like his parents and grandparents to saving.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Mr. Grote has returned from the woods empty-handed for the past three days, and we’re subsisting on eggs and potatoes.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline