the living

noun

: people who are alive
the living and the dead
The world belongs to the living.

Examples of the living in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Photo : Mark Corcoran/Upmarket Media An expansive deck rests just outside the living room. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 May 2024 Prosecutors said officers arrived at the home and found Bryant’s father dead and his mother collapsed in the living room suffering from significant injuries. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024 Enriching pop-music expression, PSB’s Nonetheless avoids infatuation with youth and politics to observe past and present experience (the living and the dead) side by side in the disco genre. Armond White, National Review, 10 May 2024 Gloria’s hobby is on display in the living room, where a large, five-level shelving unit is filled with house plants of all shapes and sizes. Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2024 Architectural details like a beamed ceiling and brick fireplace add to the cozy feel, and the living room opens onto a deck dining area complete with a gas grill and yard (cue al fresco summer dinners!). Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 May 2024 Wall coos to one of her two dogs, which is whining from inside a kennel in the living room. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024 Once in the living room, visitors can relax on a recliner. Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024 There are eye-level views of the trees within the courtyard from much of the apartment, including the living room, kitchen, dining room, and office, while the bedrooms and the family room face the street. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024

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“The living.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20living. Accessed 18 May. 2024.

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