manuscript survives

Frequency: 6.43.0 per million words

Used to say that a manuscript still exists after a long time.

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Examples (10)

  • Only a few fragments of the ancient manuscript survive today.
  • It's remarkable that such a delicate manuscript survived the fire.
  • Historians doubted if any original manuscript would survive the war.
  • A newly discovered manuscript survives in excellent condition.
  • Despite centuries of neglect, parts of the medieval manuscript still survive.
  • The rare manuscript surprisingly survived the flood.
  • Scholars rejoiced when another manuscript was found to have survived.
  • If this manuscript survives, it will change our understanding of the period.
  • We can only hope that more such valuable manuscripts survive in private collections.
  • The complete manuscript did not survive, but several copies exist.