How to Use survive in a Sentence

survive

verb
Definition of survivenext
Synonyms for survivenext
  • Some of the original bridges survive.
  • She survived her husband by only a few years.
  • Only a few written records survive from those times.
  • Only his son survived him.
  • The company survived the recession.
  • These ancient practices still survive in some regions.
  • I don't see how any creature can survive under those conditions.
  • He survived a political scandal and was elected to the state legislature.
  • Many businesses are struggling to survive in today's economy.
  • The book does survive, and so for a while, Morton is just kind of made fun of.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Mageau, who was hit in the jaw, shoulder and leg, survived.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 July 2023
  • He is survived by his wife, a son, 18, and a daughter, 5.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The actor is survived by wife Saum and three sons, Caylen, 26, and twins Michael and John, age 9.
    — CBS News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • And for those who do survive, many of them are disabled.
    — CBS News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Sage did survive birth, and the life expectancy of one to three days they were told.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The bill survived two rounds of debate by a single vote.
    — Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • Chad Kuhlman said the passengers were lucky to survive.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Lee is survived by his wife, actor Jeon Hye Jin, and their two sons.
    — Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Hines is one of 39 people known to survive the deadly leap.
    — Kara Nelson, CNN, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The Lahaina fire moved so swiftly, there aren’t many who survived.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Even those whose cattle survived have been left scrambling for a place for their herds to eat.
    — Anna Betts, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • He is survived by his wife and children, the release stated.
    — The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2024
  • He is survived by his daughter, great nephew and one grandchild.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The surviving ones are now living in the wrong waterway.
    — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
  • But the little girl both survived and grew up to become a member of Congress.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Many survive the impact and are fished out by rescuers.
    — Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Butkus is survived by his wife, Helen, and three children.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Your phone will probably be fine, but the battery might not survive a big drop.
    — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Two other roommates survived the stabbing, one of whom saw a masked figure in the house.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 May 2023
  • That’s a line straight out of Mean Girls, the circa 2004 movie about surviving a suburban high school and its cliques.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023

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