How to Use living in a Sentence

living

1 of 2 adjective
  • I was taught to respect all living things.
  • It was the first time I had ever seen a living, breathing bear in the wild.
  • He's one of our greatest living authors.
  • His aunt is his closest living relative.
  • Applying similar mechanisms to mid-term rentals and co-living schemes would not be a stretch.
    — Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • What challenges is the co-living industry facing?
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
  • Mulch young plants with pine straw, bark, or other non-living organic mulch until established.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • While the deep winters can be gray and a walk to the nearest dry cleaner is impossible, living upstate brings me more joy than the city has in decades.
    — Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2023
  • How to find a co-living space Two platforms are commonly used by people exploring the model.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
  • Common spaces include a guest kitchen, lounge, and outdoor terrace, evoking a co-living space more than a standard hotel.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • In theory, that would mean rewriting 18 million points of code to convert a living roan cell to a reborn bluebuck cell.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
  • So, is this a case where a living organism transformed into a non-living state by evolutionary pressures?
    — Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 12 Aug. 2025
  • For Jones, the heart of co-living is all about companionship, growth, and collaboration.
    — Essence, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Today, the shuttered community center is a modern co-living apartment boasting a theater and fitness space.
    — Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The model distinguished living organic matter from non-living sources with up to 98% accuracy.
    — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2025
  • While 10 mice died and some flies didn’t survive, most of the animals came back alive, giving scientists valuable insight into how living organisms cope with spaceflight.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Now, scientists have created a highly efficient AI model that hints at how living brains are able to do so much with so little, a team reports in the journal Nature.
    — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Many synthetic biologists, including Adamala, are seeking to make a synthetic cell — with natural chirality — from scratch out of non-living parts.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Custom drapery can enhance serenity and flow in living spaces, bedrooms and reading nooks, creating an ambience reminiscent of the local coffee shop or bookstore.
    — Gretchen M. Stone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
  • There’s a wonderful chapter in which an older woman extolls a younger one to tell a painful story not with words, but with movements, so as to expel her pain without enlisting narrative’s power to summon, and thus force a re-living, of painful events.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Rounding out the slate is a cricket reality show based on a Korean baseball format and a survival competition that blends co-living dynamics with physical and mental challenges.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
  • In a breakthrough that reimagines how living tissue can drive machines, researchers at MIT have developed artificial tendons made from tough, flexible hydrogel.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Over the first 10 months of his presidency, Israel saw multiple rounds of hostage releases, culminating in Monday's release of the last 20 living hostages.
    — Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The challenges facing the industry Even as demand grows, co-living operators are navigating real headwinds, including unhappy tenants, increased legal scrutiny and a shortage of viable sites.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
  • Because these ultra-small devices are fused with living biological cells before injection, they are not rejected by the immune system and can cross the blood-brain barrier naturally, a key advantage over conventional implants that require invasive access.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Real estate professionals recommend young Americans begin financial planning early, seek available grants and programs for first-time buyers and carefully consider whether buying, renting or co-living is the best option for their circumstances.
    — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
  • In some locations, co-living operators have begun facilitating skills exchange programmes, connecting mobile professionals with local entrepreneurs to support inclusive innovation.
    — Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • While plastic borders have gained popularity over the years for their practicality, many gardeners are now gravitating towards living borders consisting of plants, which offer a more natural look and can provide additional benefits, such as habitat for pollinators and other beneficial insects.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 19 June 2026

living

2 of 2 noun
  • The world belongs to the living.
  • It's summertime, and the living is easy.
  • Lake living doesn’t need to cost an arm and a leg.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
  • This type of living doesn’t come cheap, though.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Yolanda got used to living day by day.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • There are a whole host of living issues.
    — ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • What did your parents do for a living?
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
  • How can people save when living costs are above wages?
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
  • But what do the dads who cook and feed people for a living want?
    — ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • The masked nude is a living collage.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Some nice progress could begin soon in your living space.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The bathroom is the one space that isn't in the open living area.
    — Adam Williams march 24, New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Give retirees a cost-of-living raise.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • More than 200 square feet of not-so-tiny living.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • From coast to coast, these are the best mountain cities and towns for full-time living.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Because of the long odds against Sarah living.
    — Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • This bookstore is an ode to joy—the joy of reading and living.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Much of the available floorspace is taken up by a large open living area.
    — Adam Williams march 24, New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Mountain living meets high desert dwelling in Prescott.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Even my husband, who cleans for a living, is impressed.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Her live-in boyfriend earns a good living but is no help beyond paying the rent.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Cost of living is a major factor.
    — Sofia Baltodano june 24, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • All my artists make 100% of their living from being artists.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • The home has two distinct living areas.
    — Kim Quillen, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • Rent, child care, and everyday living costs have surged, while wages have failed to keep pace.
    — Gary Labarbera, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Japan is now importing it at speed in ways that slam living standards.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • If pursued in the right way, your vocation could add years of healthy living.
    — Matt Fuchs, Fortune Well, 14 May 2023
  • The outside living space has a grill and fireplace beside a pool.
    — Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • At a time when living costs are rising, pay is important.
    — Des Moines Register, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Balconies are too close to your own living areas and to your neighbors’ homes.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026

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