survive

Example Sentences

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Lewis was intubated and needed a specialized procedure across the state to survive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Doctors later told me it was millimeters between life and death, “a miracle” I survived.

From The Wall Street Journal

She later became a top-level judge and was Great Britain's oldest surviving Olympian.

From BBC

The zoo said fewer than 17,000 maned pups survive in the wild across South American grasslands and said every birth was "significant for conservation efforts".

From BBC

The outdoor mall survived the blaze but needed to be refurbished to eliminate contaminants that the fire could have spread, Caruso said.

From Los Angeles Times