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, 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 3, 2024

It turns out that the players being labeled as amateurs and treated like normal students who are subsisting on ramen noodles were not the reason folks tuned in on Saturdays.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023

The idea of subsisting on greenery alone — of prolonging that full-yet-empty stabbing sensation in my stomach — was totally unappealing, but the leaves would keep me alive.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer