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 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
  • 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
  • Chad Kuhlman said the passengers were lucky to survive.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2024
  • And if the world of men is to survive, a Targaryen must be seated on the Iron Throne, a king or queen strong enough to unite the realm against the cold and the dark.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Lee is survived by his wife, actor Jeon Hye Jin, and their two sons.
    Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Even its iconic, 151-year-old Banyan tree seems to have survived.
    Sara Kehaulani Goo, Axios, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Hines is one of 39 people known to survive the deadly leap.
    Kara Nelson, CNN, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The skeleton or bones can survive for some centuries or even longer.
    David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Brill, who now runs a monthly flea market in nearby Landers, predicted the vendors and buyers would survive.
    Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Though the birds were able to survive successfully on their own for a few years, scientists ultimately halted the initiative to reintroduce the bird.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024

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