survive

Example Sentences

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Cliff died in 2018 and Anne has given the Bible to the museum as one of the few items to survive the disaster intact.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“In this case, the data showed the kitten would not survive on its own, and intervention was appropriate.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Not everybody has the resilience—or luck—to survive like Lily Dillon, the career criminal in “The Grifters” and one of Thompson’s fiercest characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Because these parasites depend on multiple species to survive, their presence can reflect the overall strength of the marine ecosystem.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

“But how did the parchment survive for five hundred years?”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar