live on
Example Sentences
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Yet they receive only a fraction of what they are due, barely enough to live on.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
His return to Venezuela was broadcast live on television and celebrated as a diplomatic victory, with the Venezuelan government advocating for his release in the years he was detained in the United States.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Lampenius, a classical concert violinist, obtained permission to play her instrument - a 19th Century Gagliano violin - live on stage.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The coral microbiome includes bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses, and algae that live on and inside coral tissue.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
“They’d have to be unusual wolves, to live on a tropical island. It’s all quite strange. Let’s see what happens next.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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