How to Use live for in a Sentence

live for

verb
  • Jacob lived for those phone calls.
    — Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Alas, the tree seldom lives for more than two decades or so.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Sad lives lived for the sake of survival itself.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026
  • Guthrie, 47, lives for those quaint moments.
    — Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
  • Adult pantry moths only live for about four to seven weeks.
    — Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • That moment has lived for decades on sports blooper reels.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
  • Lore said users can push their concepts live for $10 a month.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 10 June 2026
  • Adults only live for a couple of days, long enough to mate and lay eggs.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • Something to live for, after all!
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • The messy middle, where most brands have lived for two decades, is not an option.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • Each week's giveaways are first come, first serve, and are live for one hour only.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • Davis had everything to live for at the time of his shock slaying.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Davis had everything to live for at the time of his shock slaying.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Literally live for her, live for her, live for her.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
  • In nature, these plants live for many years in the same spot with the same conditions.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026
  • One of them is live for just one day, so be sure to put some pep in your step while shopping the sales online.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 July 2026
  • Adult female mayflies are said to only live for a as little as five minutes.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 28 May 2026
  • Cherished for their sweet fruit, figs can also live for more than 100 years.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 4 June 2026
  • While some herbs wilt as the temperatures climb, others live for it.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
  • Monstera plants can live for decades and don't need frequent watering.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Servers lived for months and traffic followed human business hours.
    — Scott Harrell, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Some varieties live for hundreds or thousands of years.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But her life wouldn’t have been half as electrifying as the one she’s been living for the past few months.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
  • Americans spend a lot of time thinking about where to live for tax purposes.
    — Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Americans spend a lot of time thinking about where to live for tax purposes.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • Chows can live for a decent length of time, too, anywhere from 8 to 12 years for this mid-size breed.
    — Katelyn Chef, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Some, like butterfly bush and peonies, can live for a long time, saving money and work in the long run.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Devin Vassell said Brunson lives for clutch moments.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
  • There’s a film within a film, stealing from friends’ lives for material, and, of course, death.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 12 May 2026
  • This deal is still live for Amazon Prime Day 2026.
    — Tantse Walter, Space.com, 26 June 2026

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