Example Sentences

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Some families were surviving on little more than a bowl of lentils a day.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

Mohammed Mahmoud, a father of four, said his family were surviving on tiny amounts of food.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

The apes typically don’t live past age 50 in the wild, other research has found, but the female chimps in the Ngogo community were surviving well into their 60s.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 2023

Tensions between France and Niger, a former French colony, have mounted in recent weeks, and Macron said recently that diplomats were surviving on military rations as they holed up in the embassy.

From Washington Times • Sep. 24, 2023

Mere puffs of steam, compared to what they were surviving that day.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone