live off

Example Sentences

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Still, for investors looking to cash their dividend checks and live off the income, accepting an annual payout of less than 1% may be a tall order.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Will the Social Security Administration allow us to live overseas while receiving Social Security retirement benefits, or would we have to forget about those benefits and live off other sources of income?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

She was also made to live off scraps.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

If he can’t make a living in Nantong either, he said, “I’ll just have to live off my parents.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

He explained that he wanted a ride as far as the edge of Denali National Park, where he intended to walk deep into the bush and "live off the land for a few months."

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer