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.

Examples of live through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The result was a patchwork of stories that mattered to people living through extreme violence, death and censorship. — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

Korea and China just cast the first two open votes in a referendum that the rest of us have been living through without a ballot. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Spencer adds that the phrase carries a different meaning for women who’ve actually lived through those experiences. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

The sight of hazy skies will be familiar to those who lived through recent summers when Canadian wildfire smoke poured into the United States, including in 2023 when air quality turned abysmal for millions of Americans. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Rhymes for live through

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue