How to Use survive in a Sentence

survive

verb

• 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.
• If the spike can’t do its job, the virus can’t survive.
  — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022
• If there’s a joke in the song, the whole song can’t survive off one joke.
  — Waiss Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Many pests and diseases can survive in the soil from one year to the next, plaguing the new crop.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2023
• The actor is survived by wife Saum and three sons, Caylen, 26, and twins Michael and John, age 9.
  — CBS News, 25 Dec. 2023
• The real important lessons were how to view the world, how to survive in the world.
  — Steve Hochman, SPIN, 20 Sep. 2022
• And for those who do survive, many of them are disabled.
  — CBS News, 19 Nov. 2023
• The adult victim, a 48-year-old man, survived the attack.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
• 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
• At 5 months old, the bears were too young to survive on their own, the society said.
  — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
• Planet Earth is not ready for it and may not survive it.
  — Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• No, Jack and Rose would not have been able to survive on the Titanic raft.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2022
• These hardy plants have evolved to survive in both extremes.
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2022
• Many of these species have to migrate in order to survive.
  — Devika Rao, The Week, 22 Sep. 2022
• As the title suggests, only five of them will survive the night in this thriller.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 21 Sep. 2022
• Chad Kuhlman said the passengers were lucky to survive.
  — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2024
• He was survived by his parents, five brothers and his wife, according to the clipping.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
• The 30-year-old man was taken to North Shore University Hospital, where he was expected to survive.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 25 Feb 2025