stay alive
Example Sentences
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He tried to keep him awake, hoping he would stay alive.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Suddenly, the feuding married couple must work together to stay alive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
“The training is meant to prepare them to stay alive, avoid capture when possible, resist exploitation if captured, and improve their chances of recovery,” he said in an email exchange.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
"Their number one priority is to stay alive and to avoid capture," Jennifer Kavanagh, a senior fellow and the director of military analysis at think tank Defense Priorities, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
It’s like when you’re hearing a great story from Scheherazade and you’re seeing past the thing to the main thing—past the adventures of the orphans to Scheherazade herself, begging to stay alive another day.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
