How to use "subsistence" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "subsistence" in popular movie and book plots

  • After they fled from prison, they started financing their subsistence with street fights.  - Mother Russia Bleeds
  • Falak's mother, Memoona built her subsistence according to the worldly life.  - Shehr-e-Zaat (novella)
  • The government has awarded Andrea a scholarship and a subsistence stipend so that she can attend university.  - Nada (novel)
  • The villagers move to a different rhythm, thriving on subsistence farming and traditional crafts.  - San Yuan Li
  • Bill and Sonny go "on the wallaby track", searching remote areas for subsistence work.  - Caddie, A Sydney Barmaid
  • This status quo is one of uneasy teetering between subsistence and poverty.  - Bad Land: An American Romance
  • Danny's independence is financially compromised when his wealthy and emotionally detached father abruptly stops sending subsistence money.  - The Other Sister
  • They go back to a more sustainable existence, becoming ecologically sound subsistence farmers.  - Man After Man

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