Sentence examples for The living from inspiring English sources

The phrase "The living" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to people who are alive, often in contrast to those who have passed away.
Example: "The living must honor the memories of those who have gone."
Alternatives: "The alive" or "The survivors."

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The living

verb

To be alive; to have life.

  • He's not expected to live for more than a few months.

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The living roots of sedge.

Only for the living.

Is it the Living Room?

But the living word thrived.

Life is for the living.

Cemeteries, after all, are for the living.

Officers took the living twin into custody.

We are among the living dead.

"I am the living dead," she writes.

Gives the names of the living ones.

It is the living animal that corrupts.

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