live through

verb

lived through; living through; lives through

1

: to survive (an experience, a troubling time, etc.) : to endure

If I can live through this, I can live through anything.

2

US, sometimes disapproving : to enjoy the experiences and achievements of (another person) instead of one's own experiences and achievements

She can't live through her daughter.

Examples of live through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All had lived through one of the most aggressive immigration crackdowns in history. —Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

Colleen Connelly and her husband, Pete, have lived through the best of times and the worst. —Edie Kasten, CBS News, 6 June 2026

These days, living through a presidency marked by narrowness and resentment, the grace, humor, and curiosity with which Barack Obama approached the world feel impossibly distant. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026

In War and Peace, Tolstoy’s concept—among a million other things—was to show how the young people who lived through the Napoleonic invasion went on to lead Russia’s first democratic uprising, the Decembrist Revolt of 1825. —Literary Hub, 2 June 2026

Rhymes for live through

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
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• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue