live through
verb
lived through; living through; lives through
1
: to survive (an experience, a troubling time, etc.) : to endure
If I can live through this, I can live through anything.
2
US, sometimes disapproving
: to enjoy the experiences and achievements of (another person) instead of one's own experiences and achievements
She can't live through her daughter.
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His characters lived through all kinds of oppression—slavery, lynching, poverty, police violence, drug addiction—but came out the other side wiser and stronger for the trauma.
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Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
For the millions of women approaching or living through hormonal change, her admission lands at a moment when the science around creatine and women’s health is finally catching up to the marketing.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Experiencing this on top of living through and losing others during a pandemic was very heavy.
—Jennifer Rosen Heinz, Parents, 17 June 2026
For those of you (us) who lived through NASCAR's miserable woke era (2020-2023), it's been a welcome return.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
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Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
For the millions of women approaching or living through hormonal change, her admission lands at a moment when the science around creatine and women’s health is finally catching up to the marketing.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Experiencing this on top of living through and losing others during a pandemic was very heavy.
—Jennifer Rosen Heinz, Parents, 17 June 2026
For those of you (us) who lived through NASCAR's miserable woke era (2020-2023), it's been a welcome return.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for live through
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“Live through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20through. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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