survival

Example Sentences

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In 1932, at age 13, he left that life behind to join the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, seeking survival in the guerrilla forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Her children are creepily strange and familiar at once, body-snatchers whose survival skills far outpace her own.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Researchers believe the exaggerated length of the male palps may serve a crucial survival function.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Conor: It surely has to be Premier League survival.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

In the confusion of those early moments, Powers could not reach his survival gear—including the money and the cloth with its message in fourteen languages.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau