still alive
Frequency: 8.890.3 per million words
Indicates that the state of being alive continues, sometimes unexpectedly.
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Examples (10)
- I wasn't sure if he was still alive.
- After days under the rubble, the rescue team was amazed to find a dog that was still alive.
- Against all odds, the patient is still alive and showing signs of improvement.
- Many people assume he's long gone, but the legendary musician is still alive and living in seclusion.
- Even after the frost, the small plant is still alive.
- Is your great-grandmother still alive?
- If the paramedics had arrived a minute later, he might not be still alive.
- We received a call from the missing hiker; thank goodness he's still alive!
- The family clings to the hope that their missing cat is still alive.
- While many of his contemporaries have passed away, the 98-year-old author is still alive and writing.