survivor

Example Sentences

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They are among 26,000 flood survivors still displaced after a monsoon deluge struck their villages on Sumatra island last year.

From Barron's

"He recognised the seriousness of what happened, or rather, what didn't happen, and the distress it caused. He offered, and we repeat, an unreserved apology to the families of the deceased and the survivors."

From BBC

The probe is expected to later hear from security agencies and intelligence services, as well as families of victims and survivors of the attack.

From BBC

After Tom’s death and cremation, his survivors lack a script.

From The Wall Street Journal

Taylor said of the bereaved families and survivors: "In getting to this point, they've climbed mountains only to find that they reached false summit after false summit."

From BBC