live for
phrasal verb
lived for; living for; lives for
1
: to wait or hope for (something) very eagerly
I live for the day when we'll be together!
2
: to think of (something) as the most important or enjoyable part of one's life
She lives for her work.
3
: to think of (something) as a reason for being alive
He's depressed and feels as if he has nothing left to live for.
Examples of live for in a Sentence
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In other cases, adult periodical cicadas live for just three to four weeks, according to Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
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Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
But with new treatments and technology, the survival rates from lung cancer are dramatically improving, allowing some patients with relatively late-stage cancers to live for years longer.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
Or yes, for that segment of fans that lives for the idea of audibles being called.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
Two very ill patients have received pig heart transplants, but both lived for less than two months after the surgery, per Wired.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
Marlene Calix, 35, has lived for the past five years in La Plaine, a neighborhood in Haiti’s capital, a family-friendly place known for its flat land surrounded by mountains, which is chock full of restaurants.
—Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
The impoverished food desert plagued by vacant lots, few job opportunities and gang and gun violence is where the Blackwells, parents to three children, have lived for a decade.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
Most species of medusa (or adult) jellyfish live for a few months in the wild, according to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
At its peak, more than a dozen people lived for free on the compound, most of whom were collecting a $2,000-a-month stipend from Chambers for their work there, which included farming, raising livestock, and political study.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
But with new treatments and technology, the survival rates from lung cancer are dramatically improving, allowing some patients with relatively late-stage cancers to live for years longer.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
Or yes, for that segment of fans that lives for the idea of audibles being called.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
Two very ill patients have received pig heart transplants, but both lived for less than two months after the surgery, per Wired.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
Marlene Calix, 35, has lived for the past five years in La Plaine, a neighborhood in Haiti’s capital, a family-friendly place known for its flat land surrounded by mountains, which is chock full of restaurants.
—Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
The impoverished food desert plagued by vacant lots, few job opportunities and gang and gun violence is where the Blackwells, parents to three children, have lived for a decade.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
Most species of medusa (or adult) jellyfish live for a few months in the wild, according to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
At its peak, more than a dozen people lived for free on the compound, most of whom were collecting a $2,000-a-month stipend from Chambers for their work there, which included farming, raising livestock, and political study.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
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