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How do you use Subsist in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like exist or survive, plus the exact meaning.

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Subsist in a sentence

Subsist meaning

  1. To survive on a minimum of resources.
  2. To have ontological reality; to exist.
  3. To retain a certain state; to continue.

Synonyms of Subsist

Using Subsist

  • The main meaning on this page is: To survive on a minimum of resources. | To have ontological reality; to exist. | To retain a certain state; to continue.
  • Useful related words include: exist, survive, live.
  • In the example corpus, subsist often appears in combinations such as: to subsist, subsist on, and subsist.

Context around Subsist

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Subsist

  • In this selection, "subsist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, reindeer, handily, longer, primarily, almost and largely stand out and add context to how "subsist" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include continue to subsist he stated and continues to subsist as the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "subsist" sits close to words such as abadi, acidification and acker, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with subsist

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

And I certainly don’t want to subsist on takeout or tins of soup. (14 words)

But because it’s inadvisable to subsist on pizza and pasta alone, there’s La Pescheria. (16 words)

You subsist almost entirely on eggs, pairing them with whatever wilted vegetables are rotting in your refrigerator. (17 words)

Trump was also quick to say Iran isn’t going to be getting anything in the talks, and that the most he’s willing to permit Iran is to allow other countries to offer them credit, backed by oil, so that Iran could subsist by borrowing. (46 words)

Despised by his co-villagers and forced to subsist on the gleanings of the peasants, he combined drumming the catechism into the heads of his unruly charges with the duties of winding the town clock, ringing the church bells or digging its graves. (43 words)

Most families in Nenton, a mountainous area near the Mexican border, are of indigenous origin and subsist on corn and beans, as well as money sent back from relatives working in the United States and Mexico, according to a local government report. (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

Many workmen could not subsist a week, few could subsist a month, and scarce any a year without employment.

Decelerating revenue growth and weakening margins are a dangerous combination for small-cap med-techs, as they will often fall off the radar for investors and subsist on weak forward multiples.

It is also persuasive to hold that unless perpetrators of such acts of violence are held accountable, this ugly trend will continue to subsist”, he stated.

Reindeer subsist primarily on reindeer moss, or Cladonia rangiferina, which isn't a moss but actually a species of algae-fungus fusion known as lichen.

You subsist almost entirely on eggs, pairing them with whatever wilted vegetables are rotting in your refrigerator.

They ignore the reality that these families are not statistical marks on a spreadsheet who handily subsist on air.

But because it’s inadvisable to subsist on pizza and pasta alone, there’s La Pescheria.

The applicants, among other grounds, argued that the majority judgement of the Court of Appeal dismissing Uzodinma’s petition as incompetent continues to subsist as the appeal against that decision was not considered by the apex court.

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This is especially true for Minnesota’s formerly incarcerated who are forced to subsist on society’s sidelines, where the stigma of a criminal record commonly relegates the rehabilitated and impenitent alike.

Trump was also quick to say Iran isn’t going to be getting anything in the talks, and that the most he’s willing to permit Iran is to allow other countries to offer them credit, backed by oil, so that Iran could subsist by borrowing.

And I certainly don’t want to subsist on takeout or tins of soup.

A statement issued by the chief press secretary to Governor Okorocha, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo said the order is to subsist until the final determination of the motion on Notice before the Court.

Conceding that in respect of the first victim, the accused appeared to have only touched her shoulder, the prosecutor, however, insisted that the charge of violent indecent assault on the second victim did subsist.

Danbatta said: “This was after carrying out a benchmarking exercise with other jurisdictions, and this rate will subsist until a cost-oriented rate is determined by the commission.

It can no longer subsist as the legal protocol that guarantees the peaceful co-existence of autonomous ethnicities.

Most families in Nenton, a mountainous area near the Mexican border, are of indigenous origin and subsist on corn and beans, as well as money sent back from relatives working in the United States and Mexico, according to a local government report.

The provision was set to subsist for the first two Parliaments and would fall away for the 2023 general elections.

Despised by his co-villagers and forced to subsist on the gleanings of the peasants, he combined drumming the catechism into the heads of his unruly charges with the duties of winding the town clock, ringing the church bells or digging its graves.

Eagles living in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland were found to subsist largely on American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), threadfin shad (D.

Ecuador's cities gradually fell into ruins, and by 1790 the elite was reduced to poverty, selling haciendas and jewelry in order to subsist.

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Common combinations with subsist

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "subsist" in a sentence?
An example: "Many workmen could not subsist a week, few could subsist a month, and scarce any a year without employment." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "subsist" from authentic English texts.
What does "subsist" mean?
Subsist means: To survive on a minimum of resources.
What are synonyms of "subsist"?
Common synonyms of "subsist" include: exist, survive, live.
How many example sentences with "subsist" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "subsist", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.