live on
Example Sentences
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A steep drop in the first few years of retirement, while you’re pulling money out to live on, can permanently cripple a portfolio even after the market recovers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
The point is that you don’t know, and if you’re in retirement or approaching it, you can’t afford to find out with money you’ll need to live on.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
The thing is, Pratt made some strong points about the inefficiencies of L.A.’s political status quo and the outrage that is having tens of thousands of people live on our streets.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"Centuries of making pottery at Denby may be coming to a close, but the love and soul poured into each piece will live on," it said.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
We calculated that if we earned eight annas each day and contrived to live on four, we could save the money we needed to return in forty days.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
