the living

noun

: people who are alive

the living and the dead

The world belongs to the living.

Examples of the living in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the living room of a casually posh apartment, Pierre has just got young Simon to sleep and comes out to where Claude, awaiting him, asks him to tell her a story. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026

And a visitor might be even more surprised by the flow, with an open dining area peering over the living room, and decks on the front and back of the house. —Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Apr. 2026

For instance, a parent could wheel it into the laundry room to join a virtual school meeting while folding clothes, then move it to the living room later so children can follow an educational activity while dinner is being prepared. —William Jones, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026

And so she was granted only the time for a breath, an ethereal stroke of my cheek, a prayer to the gods of the living, before passing away and passing along an obsession. —Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the living

• almsgiving
• caregiving
• forgiving
• misgiving
• nonliving
• reliving
• thanksgiving
• giving
• sieving
• unforgiving