in the land of the living
idiom
informal
: not dead : alive
I hadn't heard from him for years and was glad to find him still in the land of the living.
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The film tells the story of a man who is spirited away to the underworld and held captive by a dead woman who prevents him from returning to his beloved in the land of the living.
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Jacob Bernstein, Air Mail, 29 Mar. 2025
When the gate to Death’s Door is stolen, however, and ghosts become trapped in the land of the living, Dorian must use his power to bring peace to both plains.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
As Eisenstein perused the exhibits, a security guard followed him — a sign that something was amiss in the land of the living.
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
Perhaps the Jawas found Bane and plugged him into something to keep him in the land of the living.
—Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2022
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Jacob Bernstein, Air Mail, 29 Mar. 2025
When the gate to Death’s Door is stolen, however, and ghosts become trapped in the land of the living, Dorian must use his power to bring peace to both plains.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
As Eisenstein perused the exhibits, a security guard followed him — a sign that something was amiss in the land of the living.
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
Perhaps the Jawas found Bane and plugged him into something to keep him in the land of the living.
—Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2022
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“In the land of the living.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20land%20of%20the%20living. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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