live through

verb

lived through; living through; lives through
1
: to survive (an experience, a troubling time, etc.) : to endure
If I can live through this, I can live through anything.
2
US, sometimes disapproving : to enjoy the experiences and achievements of (another person) instead of one's own experiences and achievements
She can't live through her daughter.

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Will the city of Halberstadt, which has already lived through two world wars, survive climate change? ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Haroldhurst has already lived through an Old Testament calamity. Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026 But the epidemic that people lived through likely began earlier. John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 If the logic is that those who lived through those days won’t need any explanation, the flaw is that four decades on, the ratio of people who clearly remember Lockerbie to those who don’t is only shrinking. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for live through

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“Live through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20through. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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