Examples of “subsistence” in a Sentence

noun The fact of existing.

• Philosophers have long debated the subsistence of things we cannot see.
• Scientists were surprised by the subsistence of tiny life forms deep underground.
• The old book argues for the subsistence of the soul after the body is gone.

noun Keeping yourself alive with only the most basic needs met.

• Many families in the region live at the level of bare subsistence.
• Subsistence farming means growing just enough food to feed your own household.
• After losing her job, she lived on a subsistence diet of rice and beans.