Sentence examples for live on borrowed time from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "live on borrowed time" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to describe someone who has escaped death or injury by a narrow margin, and is thus living as if on borrowed time. For example: "The survivors of that plane crash are living on borrowed time, very lucky to have made it out alive".

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Alicia said, "We live on borrowed time".

The New Yorker

I live on borrowed time, operating under a foggy veil when the sun is at its peak and frantically rushing whenever I have to leave the confines of the glorified room I call an apartment.

Vice

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A SHANGHAI businessman, Tom Wu, once described Hong Kong as a "borrowed place, living on borrowed time".

The Economist

"This one told me he's living on borrowed time".

The New York Times

Each is living on borrowed time.

The New York Times

I am living on borrowed time".

Independent

Broadcast TV is living on borrowed time.

The New York Times

But Mr. Saling was living on borrowed time.

The New York Times

Their houses are living on borrowed time.

The New Yorker

Kiyosato is living on borrowed time.

The Guardian

Everyone is living on borrowed time.

The Guardian

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