surviving

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Instead, the series co-creators build an entire life around Bill and Frank to show Joel and Ellie that they shouldn’t limit their goal to simply surviving.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2025

"As a semi-retired 55-year-old that extra income from savings interest allowed me and my wife to live rather than simply surviving."

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

For those dedicated to simply surviving, activism is a far-off luxury.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2023

"Dr. Love will discuss Abolitionist Teaching … and methods of abolitionists to demand and fight for an educational system and world where all students are thriving, not simply surviving."

From Fox News • Jul. 22, 2021

Her home destroyed, her child forced to seek even the most basic things elsewhere, and her country reckoning with the staggering task of rebuilding and, in the much more immediate term, simply surviving.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2017