How to Use live in a Sentence

live

1 of 3 verb
  • We lived in the city.
  • He's very sick and he may not live much longer.
  • I wonder what it was like to live then.
  • He lives next door to his parents.
  • It was one of the largest animals that has ever lived.
  • She's one of the greatest writers who ever lived.
  • We learned about the people who lived during colonial times.
  • He lived to the age of 92.
  • I hope I live to see the day when you admit you've been wrong about me!
  • I'll remember that day for as long as I live.
  • An office is a place to live life to the fullest, to the max.
    Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Watch it live here or on www.facebook.com/courierjournal.
    Louisville Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, 26 Dec. 2017
  • This is the way in which many of us have chosen to live for most of the year.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Reynolds has said Iowans must learn to live with the virus.
    Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2020
  • People can come to terms with even the worst pain and live a full life.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Arizona was ranked the worst place in the U.S. to live.
    Chandler France, Chron, 21 July 2022
  • So find a purpose to serve ahead of a lifestyle to live.
    Dr Margie Warrell, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The awards show broadcasts live at the same time on both networks.
    John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Mom, dad and Jonathan live on the first and second floor.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Hippie friends living off the grid in the country do it.
    Aryn Baker, TIME.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Plants that can be forgotten about and live to tell the tale.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The grieving father sent his child to live with an aunt.
    Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The sooner Democrats learn to live with that fact, the better.
    Damon Linker, TheWeek, 4 Nov. 2020
  • Injuries are suffered but in the end, the men live to tell their tale.
    Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The victim had lived on the same street as my grandmother.
    Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Or each of you can decide to live your own way and let the other one deal with it.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The goal is not to erase it, but to grow accustomed to it and find ways to live with it.
    Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 14 May 2020
  • Bruce had been more or less living alone all those decades.
    New York Times, 27 Dec. 2019
  • So thank you for teaching me how to live, how to love, how to give.
    Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 12 June 2023
  • The city was once known as a place for older artists to live out their glory years.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2018
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live

2 of 3 adjective
  • The network is providing live coverage of the debate.
  • Use caution when you are working near live electrical wires.
  • She was nervous about being interviewed on live radio.
  • They object to the use of live animals in scientific experiments.
  • The buzzer sends the act straight to the live final shows.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 4 June 2020
  • Some saw the live footage of the massacre and couldn’t get it out of their heads.
    New York Times, 23 May 2022
  • The door is locked, leaving me with a live grenade and nowhere to toss it.
    Matthew Gault, Time, 23 Mar. 2020
  • But their chants were audible on the live stream of the meeting.
    Jessica Boehm, azcentral, 7 June 2020
  • The same applies to their live shows, no two of which are ever the same.
    Ryan Kost, SFChronicle.com, 5 July 2018
  • But what about the customers who don’t care about live sports?
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Watch a live stream of the walkout and interviews here.
    Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • That happens in a live victim when parts of the body are crushed for a long time.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2021
  • The letter doesn’t say how many students viewed the live video.
    Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The live streams appear to be a nod to calls for transparency.
    Simon Denyer, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Twice during the event, the live broadcast was booted off the air.
    Salvatore J. Cordileone and Jim Daly, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2021
  • There is also a link to see live video streamed from the space station.
    Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The episode was shot in front of a live studio audience.
    Judy Berman, Time, 14 Jan. 2021
  • This virtual live event is open to the public and free to join.
    Sfchronicle Pr, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Swing in the new year with live music in the bar and a champagne toast at midnight.
    Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2017
  • That gave her the itch to also play again in front of a live audience.
    Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, 8 Oct. 2020
  • For more stay with our live updates page on usatoday.com.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 May 2022
  • People will sit on their couches and watch a live shot of a fire for hours and hours.
    James Hohmann, Washington Post, 6 July 2018
  • Mia goes on to the live rounds, which air beginning next week.
    The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Watch a live stream and follow along with updates here.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 24 July 2019
  • Some states provide live video feeds so the public can watch.
    Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The live stream of today’s hearing is available here and here.
    Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 26 Feb. 2020
  • To view the live updates feed on your mobile device click here.
    Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2019
  • There will also be live music to relax or bust a move to.
    Jessica Suriano, azcentral, 18 June 2018
  • But it was loaded with live rounds, according to the records.
    Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Read more and follow our live updates throughout the day here.
    Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 3 June 2020
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live

3 of 3 adverb
  • The program was shown live.
  • Here he is—live in concert!
  • The album was recorded live.
  • We are broadcasting live from downtown.
  • The game will be live streamed on https://uconnhuskies.com/.
    Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 6 Nov. 2021
  • The show will stream live on Twitch at twitch.tv/ceogaming.
    Jay Reddick, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 June 2018
  • This was the day that the news went live on television.
    Bob Schieffer, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Some of it couldn’t be live simply for the safety of the crew.
    Samantha Hissong, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2021
  • All the music is sung live and recorded live in the film.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 9 May 2018
  • The event was televised live and made news across the country.
    Anne Midgette, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The event also will be live-streamed on northlandchurch.churchonline.org.
    Kate Santich, OrlandoSentinel.com, 31 May 2018
  • The grounds will be closed until the event is over, but the event will be live streamed.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2020
  • But the meetings weren’t open to the public or live-streamed.
    Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 2 June 2020
  • This year marks the first time the festival will be live streaming the awards.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • The ceremonies will be live streamed at aurora.edu/commencement.
    Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 3 May 2018
  • Live and let live would have been a far better response.
    Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The ceremonies will be streamed live at https://www.defense.gov.
    Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Once a link goes live, remember that the site will be slow.
    Jake Woolf, GQ, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Luckily, there are a few ways to watch the game live for free this year.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired, 13 Feb. 2022
  • For those unable to attend, the pageant will be live-streamed.
    Don Maines Correspondent, Houston Chronicle, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Those who want to tune in to the premiere live can do so with Philo.
    al, 14 Aug. 2022
  • And a quarter of the songs have never been played live, ever.
    Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2019
  • The meetings will take place in person and will also be streamed live.
    Anchorage Daily News, 26 Oct. 2022
  • My favorite song to perform live right now All of them.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 31 May 2022
  • The show also streamed live and on demand on Paramount+.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 June 2023
  • This year's event will be live-streamed via Twitter for the first time.
    Cassie Dickman, sacbee, 24 May 2018
  • The incident was caught on video and live-streamed by group members.
    Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2020
  • The drop-off will be photographed, live-streamed and captured on video.
    Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 10 May 2018
  • The show will also stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 May 2023
  • The event will also stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
    Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2024

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