subsist

Example Sentences

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These are our neighbors going to work each day but, through no shortcoming of their own, they can’t keep up with the rising cost of living and subsist paycheck to paycheck.

From Seattle Times

Bill could have subsisted by himself indefinitely, but at every turn, Frank makes him live fully.

From Salon

He said subsisted on a bottle of ketchup, garlic powder and Maggi cubes.

From Washington Times

This is the party of Donald Trump, who made a point of bragging about how he subsisted on takeout burgers, implying all other food consumption is emasculating.

From Salon

It’s an Indonesian-inspired version of Thai drunken noodles, though any Asian college student who has subsisted on grocery store ramen will know this as a dinner hack.

From Seattle Times