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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Talking to Iran ‘with silk gloves’ Moti Aharon, 58, has lived through decades of escalation. Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 Tangles is first and foremost the stuff of life, the stuff of many lives, especially people living through it personally with their families and who likely will shed a tear or two at this tender, heart-wrenching treatment of the effects of a very cruel disease on those closest to us. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 June 2026 She's lived through many hurricanes and other storms, but never witnessed thunder and lightning like this. CBS News, 19 June 2026 Data hours tell you what the robot has actually lived through. Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 19 June 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 29 Jun. 2026.

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