How to Use survive in a Sentence

survive

verb

• Some of the original bridges survive.
• She survived her husband by only a few years.
• Only a few written records survive from those times.
• Only his son survived him.
• The company survived the recession.
• These ancient practices still survive in some regions.
• I don't see how any creature can survive under those conditions.
• He survived a political scandal and was elected to the state legislature.
• Many businesses are struggling to survive in today's economy.
• How would a bunch of rich celebs survive the end of the world?
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 9 Mar. 2022
• And a lot of them, the ones that did survive, were so maimed.
  — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2022
• If the spike can’t do its job, the virus can’t survive.
  — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022
• If there’s a joke in the song, the whole song can’t survive off one joke.
  — Waiss Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
• Many who survived the blasts died in the weeks, months and years that followed.
  — Anthony Trotter, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
• Her child survived and, for a short while, reigned as king.
  — Erica Stern june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
• The book does survive, and so for a while, Morton is just kind of made fun of.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
• Mageau, who was hit in the jaw, shoulder and leg, survived.
  — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 July 2023
• He is survived by his wife, a son, 18, and a daughter, 5.
  — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
• In the wild, 1 in 5 calves born to first-time mothers don’t survive their first year, the zoo said.
  — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
• Many pests and diseases can survive in the soil from one year to the next, plaguing the new crop.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2023
• The actor is survived by wife Saum and three sons, Caylen, 26, and twins Michael and John, age 9.
  — CBS News, 25 Dec. 2023
• These jagged-leaf plants and shrubs with their Seussian blooms are built to survive fire.
  — Tanya Ward Goodman, Washington Post, 26 May 2022
• The real important lessons were how to view the world, how to survive in the world.
  — Steve Hochman, SPIN, 20 Sep. 2022
• And for those who do survive, many of them are disabled.
  — CBS News, 19 Nov. 2023
• The woman and her three boys died; an 8-year-old girl survived.
  — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
• Death then seeks vengeance, since none of the students were supposed to survive the crash.
  — Keith Langston, People.com, 17 May 2025
• The adult victim, a 48-year-old man, survived the attack.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
• Sage did survive birth, and the life expectancy of one to three days they were told.
  — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2024
• Under his tenure, the symphony won Grammys, survived a flood and flourished.
  — Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
• Brooks’ first battle was surviving, but upon receiving the all-clear from cancer, the road back to elite-level sport was only just beginning.
  — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025