live through

phrasal 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

One is told by the residents who lived through it, and the other by the government officials who responded to it. —Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026

That's what Gen Zers who didn't live through the 2000s fail to grasp, thought us millennial fans. —Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026

Like a memory, his geometric canvases unfurl to display the agony of living through ceaseless violence and death. —Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026

Moving on from war Petersohn, drafted into the Army in 1942, lived through a jeep explosion and fought in the Battle of the Bulge before his unit liberated Mauthausen. —Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for live through

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