the living

noun

: people who are alive
the living and the dead
The world belongs to the living.

Examples of the living in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The couch is the heart of the living room, a centerpiece for comfort, style and countless family moments. Katie Ann Lehman, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024 The chair was obsessively designed for the nursery, considering the comfort of both parent and baby—the size of the arm, the height and angle of the seat back, the width of the seat—but the shape and silhouette would be just as chic in the living room. Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024 With light fixtures, scale and sculpture come to play, as seen with the bedroom’s vibrant Murano chandelier and the oversized 1950s Italian wall lights in the living room, originally from a movie theater. Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024 Which left Margo and me standing in the living room. Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the living 

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“The living.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20living. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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