alive

Example Sentences

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Samantha Tolmie has given up eating hot meals in order to pay for the vital equipment keeping her son alive - and she is not alone.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Police are still searching for Garweg and Staub, who if still alive would now be 57 and 72 respectively.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

In 1996, my parents, both schoolteachers, spent upward of $50,000 of their own money to keep me alive.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Most snakes were captured alive so scientists could swab their skin and collect blood samples before release.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Before beginning my meal, I said a prayer, thanking God for keeping me alive and safe on the island, for my health, my new friends, and my new life.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo