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UK
/səvˈaɪvɐ/
]
[ US /sɝˈvaɪvɝ/ ]
[ US /sɝˈvaɪvɝ/ ]
NOUN
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an animal that survives in spite of adversity
only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters -
one who lives through affliction
the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital -
one who outlives another
he left his farm to his survivors
How To Use survivor In A Sentence
- And survivors of the Rwandan genocide and the holocaust work to keep the memories of their relatives alive.
- Survivors of the terror attack will give evidence today. Times, Sunday Times
- Survivors were forced to bury the dead in mass graves. Times, Sunday Times
- Aliquots were withdrawn at the indicated times, the viable titer was determined, and the percentage of survivors was calculated.
- The teenage survivor suffered puncture wounds. Times, Sunday Times
- By the hunting season in the following year, not a single survivor of the last group could be found.
- The Pandora survivors managed to climb aboard tenders and reach the safety of a sand cay.
- This species was a cultivated tree, or possibly a survivor of natural woodland in the area, on the campus of the University at São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo state, in south-east Brazil.
- survivor guilt was first noted in those who survived the Holocaust
- The idea was to talk to survivors of life's hardships, from concentration camp victims to cancer sufferers.
