Sentence examples for are subsisting on from inspiring English sources

Instead, they are subsisting on a diet of television shows and movies from the Internet.

Crops are withering, and on Tokelau people are subsisting on bottled water after six months of scant rainfall.

Considering how many people are subsisting on leaves, perhaps the surprise is that the death toll isn't higher.

With the large-scale food distribution winding down, many families are subsisting on rice bought from street vendors.

G.M. and Chrysler are subsisting on a combined $17.4 billion in federal loans that could run out soon.

Red Cross workers say many North Koreans are subsisting on a single bowl of rice or corn a day, supplemented by grass, dried leaves or roots.

He said that he was subsisting on one small loaf of bread each day and dirty water filtered through tissue paper.

The one who'd been subsisting on Yoplait and radishes was in the bathroom, changing her hair color again.

I should probably mention that, in addition to cigarettes and alcohol, I was subsisting on a daily diet of one melon slice and four hours of exercise.

Sweden has long had among the most lavish unemployment benefits in the OECD, and when Borg's Alliance came to power one-quarter of Swedes were subsisting on the government dole through unemployment or sickness benefits.

Almost all the children had at least one living parent in Sierra Leone, but their parents were subsisting on rations in the amputee camp.