How to Use "Survive" with Example Sentences

survive (v): to continue to live or to stay alive

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Used with adverbs:

"The plants barely survived the winter months."
(barely, hardly)

"He narrowly survived another crash."
(narrowly)

"He miraculously survived the fall out of his window."
(miraculously, somehow)

"Businesses are struggling to survive financially."
(financially, economically)

Used with verbs:

"Low income people are struggling to survive in this country."
(be + struggling, be + fighting)

"He managed to survive overnight in freezing temperatures."
(managed, be + able)

"She hopes to survive through surgery."
(hopes)

Used with prepositions:

"He will not survive as their leader."
(as)

"The lost hikers survived on their outdoor skills."
(on)

"He survived through two heart surgeries."
(through)

"She survived from years of abuse."
(from)

"She was told that her baby would not survive to adult age."
(to)