survive from

Frequency: 6.57.5 per million words

to remain in existence from a particular time in the past

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Examples (10)

  • Very little has survived from this period of history.
  • Only fragments of the ancient pottery have survived from the excavation.
  • The traditions that survived from the old culture are still practiced today.
  • Much of the original manuscript did not survive from the fire.
  • We are studying the few documents that survive from the early medieval period.
  • The impact of the invasion meant that few buildings survived from that era.
  • Archaeologists are trying to reconstruct events based on artifacts that survive from that time.
  • It's remarkable how much art has survived from ancient civilizations.
  • The stories that survive from oral traditions offer unique insights.
  • We are fortunate that these delicate artworks have survived from antiquity.