How to Use the living in a Sentence

the living

noun
Definition of the livingnext
  • In Israel and Gaza, the scale of death overwhelms the living.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Once all the working out is done, the men gather in the living room to await the date card.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 23 July 2024
  • As a result, the aunt had to be taken from the bathroom to the living room.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Sitting on the couch in the living room one morning, Yonatan turned to Chen.
    — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The windows were dark, reflecting the lights of the living room.
    — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Two more were sucked into the Twin Ratvac in the living room.
    — Oliver Whang, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Karl and Grace came running into the living room, racing to the garage to fight for the front seat.
    — Demetrius Freeman, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Bisson sat on a couch in the sunny corner of the living room.
    — Margret Grebowicz, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Police say the pair found the pregnant victim on her back in the living room.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Wish granted, the siblings plop the mat on the living room floor and fling each other about.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
  • My wife’s brother walked out of the living room and into the bedroom.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 9 Mar. 2023
  • While the primary action takes place in the living room, Chao points out the kitchen in the background.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Pop it in the living room and throw a cozy knit blanket over top for major hygge vibes.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 July 2024
  • The one in the living room above, for example, is a right sofa, left chaise.
    — Katy Kiick Condon, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Abdul came to the living room to sit with us and several of his old friends.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Agents found a Ruger revolver and a Sig Sauer pistol hidden in a couch in the living room.
    — Benoît Morenne, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Their daughter couldn’t play in her own room and would drag her toys into the living room.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Aug. 2023
  • It could be placed as entry-hall storage, in the dining area or even in the living room.
    — Leslie J. Thompson, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The long, wide entry hallway and the passage to the kitchen occupy two sides, and the living room is found on the third side.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Shelves in the living room are now sized to fit his massive collection of vinyl records and books.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2023
  • In the living room, three Ghanaian masks—treasured gifts from a dear friend—sit above the doorway.
    — Essence, 20 June 2024
  • Smoke and debris from the gunfire blasts into the living room during the video.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 16 May 2024
  • Wall coos to one of her two dogs, which is whining from inside a kennel in the living room.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
  • Her 12-year-old daughter ran into the living room, dressed in a light pink T-shirt now soaked in blood.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
  • There was a bass guitar laying around, a piano in the living room.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Montrel was lying face-down on the living room floor, his blood on the carpet.
    — Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 22 July 2024
  • The glass lands, in slow motion, on the floor and shatters into 10 million pieces over the living room rug.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Make a point to avoid recliner-style armchairs in the living room, too.
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024
  • That makes a pit to hell open up in the living room, leaving Gabbie hanging on for dear life.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
  • The ghost of a star who never got a chance to shine, serenading the living from beyond the grave.
    — Adam Sobsey, SPIN, 25 Sep. 2024

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