subsist
verb (used without object)
to exist; continue in existence.
subsisting
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present participleof subsist.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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
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, 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
With Gaza’s economy decimated, few Palestinians have regular incomes and most are either depleting their savings or subsisting on handouts.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
The idea of any of them dying made him feel empty - like he was back in the giants’ bronze jar, alone in the dark, subsisting only on sour pomegranate seeds.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
