live off

verb

lived off; living off; lives off

: to use (something or someone) as the main source of what one needs to survive (such as money or food)

… the indigenous … people, who have inhabited the rain forest of Irian Jaya, living off the land, for thousands of years.—

Eyal Press

… the fish goes into a kind of hibernation, living off its reserves of fat …—

Mark Carwardine

… she is one of the few Iditarod competitors who have turned professional, living off race winnings.—

National Wildlife

… a growing subculture of people who have reduced their spending habits and live off consumer waste.—

Erika Hayasaki

Max lives off his father …—

Harold Beaver

Examples of live off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Trump has always preferred to live off of someone else’s money. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2024 Ricky Baez, a 25-year-old lifelong Maryland Manor resident, lives off of $776 monthly disability checks and donations from churches. —

Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024 For now, the newborn snakes are living off egg yolk and nutrients from their mother. —

Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024 Students who live off campus and faculty were still blocked from entering the university gates. —

Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for live off

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