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

Americans are not living under a similar calculus.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Last year on the podcast “How to Survive the End of the World,” she announced: “We’re not hopeless, we’re not losers, and we’re not living in a static world which nothing can change.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 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

"I hope you'll get married someday. And have me over for dinner once in a while. Check in on me. Make sure I'm not living backstage under a costume rack somewhere."

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper