not living

Example Sentences

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We spend too much time worrying about this stuff and not living life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

I love L.A. because you can surround yourself with trees and gardens and kind of pretend that you’re not living in a giant metropolitan area.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

These children are not living in a war zone overseas.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2026

Many feel frustrated that they are not living the same American dream that their parents did, even though they feel they have worked as hard to earn it.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026

The father, Matthew Gordon, who is not living with his wife and daughter, now operates a barbershop in the Bronx.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes