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

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

  • The first half narrates the historical events of the shipwreck and the survival of the crew members.  - A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
  • At the Wall, Sam guides them to Coldhands and returns to Castle Black, having sworn to keep Bran's survival secret even from Jon.  - A Storm of Swords
  • Simpson's survival is widely regarded by mountaineers as amongst the most amazing pieces of mountaineering lore.  - Touching the Void
  • SHODAN tells the soldier that his only chance for survival lies in helping destroy her creations.  - System Shock 2
  • Essex is unaware that the current Quintet tournament is a fight for the survival of the fittest.  - Quintet (film)
  • Solzhenitsyn also details the methods used by the prisoners to survive; the whole camp lives by the rule of survival of the fittest.  - One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
  • Although D-503 expresses hope that the Benefactor shall restore "reason", the novel ends with One State's survival in doubt.  - We (novel)
  • Their expectations of survival or rescue are bleak.  - I Shot an Arrow into the Air
  • The trio vow to keep their story of death and survival a secret for the rest of their lives.  - Deliverance
  • Reports of Hiroko's survival are numerous, and purported sightings occur all over the colonized solar system, but none are substantiated.  - Mars trilogy
  • Despite its setting, Jeremiah's underlying motif is of hope and the survival of mankind.  - Jeremiah (comics)
  • At a diner, Jules tells Vincent he plans to retire from his life of crime, taking their "miraculous" survival as a sign.  - Pulp Fiction
  • MacReady explains his theory that every piece of the alien is an individual organism with its own survival instinct.  - The Thing (1982 film)
  • Before him are seven tall white candles on a table, and, as they burn down, his hopes of survival also diminish.  - The Pit and the Pendulum
  • The long tiring struggle for survival begins that has Scarlett working in the fields.  - Gone with the Wind (novel)
  • The Sisters must reassess their timeless methods: does ultimate survival go beyond calculated manipulation.  - Chapterhouse: Dune

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