subsisting

Example Sentences

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"People are probably subsisting on 1,000 or 1,500 calories a day, and are not able to get basic healthcare," he said.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Aguilar, who has two young daughters, says his family is subsisting on food banks and relies on donations for rent.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Less than two years ago, the W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner was starting her nine-year sentence in a penal colony in Russia, sewing uniforms for the Russian military and subsisting on spoiled food.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

Chavez, who had lost 35 pounds after subsisting only on water, was too weak to speak.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

As if merely subsisting according to his self-imposed rules weren’t strenuous enough, Rosellini also exercised compulsively whenever he wasn’t occupied with foraging.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer