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noun

survival

CEFR B1

a state of surviving; remaining alive

In a sentence

Six example sentences with survival, each labelled with its topic.

  • Survival of the last forty condors depended on eggs hatched in captivity and chicks fed by hand puppets.

    Environment

  • The guide taught three rules for survival above the snow line: never sweat, never hurry, never sleep uncovered.

    Travel

  • Only twelve of the crew reached the island, and their survival through that winter came down to rainwater and shellfish.

    History

  • In survival mode the player must find water and shelter before the first night falls.

    Gaming

  • Survival of the tadpoles rose sharply when the pond had shade, a finding the team repeated across four ponds.

    Science

  • Survival after the operation improved once surgeons began warming patients before they reached the table.

    Medicine

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