subsist (Meaning)

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subsist (v)

support oneself

subsist Sentence Examples

  1. The impoverished family subsisted on meager rations, struggling to make ends meet.
  2. The isolated tribe subsisted on traditional hunting and gathering practices.
  3. The stranded hikers subsisted on berries and rainwater, hoping for a rescue.
  4. The homeless man subsisted on the kindness of strangers, offering odd jobs in exchange for food.
  5. During the famine, the villagers subsisted on roots and leaves, barely clinging to life.
  6. The herbivores in the ecosystem subsisted on the vegetation, maintaining a delicate balance.
  7. The inmates subsisted on government-issued meals, enduring the harsh conditions of prison.
  8. The endangered species subsisted on a narrow diet, making it vulnerable to extinction.
  9. The drought left the farmers unable to grow crops, forcing them to subsist on whatever they could find.
  10. The ascetic monk subsisted on a simple diet, seeking spiritual enlightenment through deprivation.

FAQs About the word subsist

support oneself

live, be, exist, rule, survive, continue,breathe, lead, flourish, last

die, evaporate, disappear, pass away, depart, die, disappear, succumb, pass away, expire

The impoverished family subsisted on meager rations, struggling to make ends meet.

The isolated tribe subsisted on traditional hunting and gathering practices.

The stranded hikers subsisted on berries and rainwater, hoping for a rescue.

The homeless man subsisted on the kindness of strangers, offering odd jobs in exchange for food.