How to Use live on in a Sentence

live on

phrasal verb
  • The drawings are available to stream live on Powerball.com.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 July 2023
  • One of his buddies lived on the next ridge over, a forty-minute walk or a two-minute flight.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
  • It’s been given to her by a man who lives on a nearby street.
    Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
  • And so the characters were the characters that lived on set and the script and now live on screen.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The bear that was living on Alta Vista Drive has not been seen since.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
  • And for those of you who, like me, live on the East Coast and are bracing themselves for Idalia, stay safe out there!
    Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Jones lives on the property with his wife of 40 years, Marci.
    Jenny Rudolph, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Emma Grace is a little girl who lives on Canute’s cul-de-sac.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
  • Kelly Cutrone just told them all that the show may happen live on the street instead of on the rooftop because of the weather.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
  • There’s no doubt that the fascination with the Wild West lives on today.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
  • But if Nolan had his way, the filmmaker would capture all sounds live on set.
    Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The main show will air live on CBS beginning at 7 p.m. Central.
    John Shearer, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The event will be streamed live on the department’s Instagram page.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Veloz discovered that Mary had moved around a lot — city to city — living on the margins.
    Maureen Maher, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The characters, most of whom have been living on the North Shore for years if not decades, bemoan the changing times.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Qualcomm’s keynote will stream live on June 3 at 1:30 a.m.
    Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 30 May 2024
  • More than a million and a half people live on the island of Manhattan.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 June 2024
  • The song has been living on that tally for nine weeks now, and it’s become something of a surprise steady smash for the band.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Twenty years ago, one of the greatest sitcoms of all time went off the air… but one of its characters lived on.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Life in the fictitious Midwestern town of Genoa City lives on.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Dark Side of the Moon has now lived on the roster for 985 nonconsecutive frames.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Nearly half of all single adults living on the streets are older than 50.
    Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • It’s been living on the ranking for 16 weeks, so that means that exactly one-fourth of those frames have been spent in charge of the tally.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • And while Goodyear Tire and Rubber no longer has a presence in its namesake city, its legacy still lives on.
    Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024
  • According to Tunnell, the dragons live on top of the water and float upside down.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The students are living on the upper 11 floors above the second-floor common areas and the first-floor lobby.
    George Avalos, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • See more about living on a houseboat, and maybe find your next waterside home, at rightboat.com.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Race fans are still able to listen to the race live on the radio, but unable to view it on TV until the replay on Sunday evening.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 18 May 2024
  • The sisters, who live on a 600-acre farm in Spooner, Wisc., helping raise crops like corn and alfalfa, have been showing animals with 4-H since third grade.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Election coverage will stream live on NoticiasTelemundo.com.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024

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