subsist

Example Sentences

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These are our neighbors going to work each day but, through no shortcoming of their own, they can’t keep up with the rising cost of living and subsist paycheck to paycheck.

From Seattle Times

Under N.C.A.A. rules, it must complete a four-year transition period to ensure it can handle rule changes and subsist at the higher level, during which time it is ineligible for the national tournament.

From New York Times

Because it is the nineties, she is subsisting mostly on cigarettes and whatever she can grift at parties.

From Salon

But these days, I worry about the poor reader subsisting on clichés and foregone conclusions.

From New York Times

Battered by injuries, the Sparks subsisted mostly on drills and mental reps while learning on the fly during the first half of the season.

From Los Angeles Times