Phrase info

be living

Meaning

"Be living" is the progressive form of "live" describing someone's current life situation. It often refers to where someone resides now or how they are getting by. It can hint that the situation is temporary.

Examples

No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow. Euripides

Life is too short to be living somebody else's dream. Hugh Hefner

Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles will atrophy. Dag Hammarskjöld

Here lies W. C. Fields. I would rather be living in Philadelphia. W. C. Fields

If civilization had been left in female hands we would still be living in grass huts. Camille Paglia

Since people are going to be living longer and getting older, they'll just have to learn how to be babies longer. Andy Warhol

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