survivor

Example Sentences

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My wife is a survivor, and I travel with her.

From Los Angeles Times

One year after two of the most destructive wildfires in California’s history erupted just hours apart, survivors commemorated the day in Altadena and Pacific Palisades with a mixture of anger and somber remembrance.

From Los Angeles Times

"Each church body has its own safeguarding personnel employed who assist and advise the bishop or congregational leader on responding to survivors on an individual basis," they said.

From BBC

The fund, now imperiled, helps survivors recover from torture in the U.S. and around the world.

From Salon

The Emmy-winning “Primal” established its fable about a pair of tragedy survivors banding together against a supernaturally savage world over 10 riveting episodes that defy the common approach to narrative.

From Salon