live in vs LIVE AT

Both "live in" and "live at" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Live in" is used to refer to the place where someone resides or stays, while "live at" is used to refer to a specific location within a larger area. It's important to choose the correct preposition based on the context of the sentence.

Last updated: April 09, 2024 • 332 views

live in

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to the place where someone resides or stays.

Use "live in" when talking about the city, country, house, or apartment where someone resides. It indicates the location of the person's primary residence.

Examples:

I live in New York City.
She lives in a small village.
They live in a big house.
He lives in an apartment downtown.
We live in different countries.

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People cannot live in this world without sinning.
Nobody deserves to live in a wheelchair.
Currently I live in Mauritius for my university...
I don't live in PV. I live in San Pedro with my grandmother because my parents abandoned me when I was seven.
They think everyone should live in fear and darkness.
Surely no Spirit-filled believer should live in fear.
These worms live in a real temperature extreme.
I live in a 700-square-foot apartment.
Abductees live in fear of being taken again.
British ex-servicemen who live in the southeastern control zone.
Most speakers live in Maricopa Colony.
We live in a chemical-oriented society.
You young live in a wretched society.
This adaptations enable these fishes to live in highly organically polluted waters.
Many of these life-forms live in unusual ways.
Caritas residents live in mobile homes.
13 million people live in inadequate or temporary accommodation.
Elephants live in Asia and Africa.
I live in a transitional neighborhood.
Obviously Bibi couldn't live in Pakistan.

Alternatives:

reside in
dwell in
stay in
occupy
inhabit

LIVE AT

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a specific location within a larger area.

Use "live at" when referring to a specific address, building, or location within a city or area. It indicates a more specific point of reference.

Examples:

She lives at 123 Main Street.
They live at the corner of Maple Avenue.
He lives at the beach.
We live at the top of the hill.
The school is where I live at.

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COMING TO LIVE AT NETHERFIELD.
It was at I decided to live at all costs.
My dearest wish is for us to live at peace with one another.
Only a hypocritical society can live at peace with itself.
A girl should live at home.
But he wants to live at home.
Mr. Poplar wants to live at home.
Live at the house a while.
Neither of them live at home.
But Maruchi and Arachi live at Sanggojae.
Usually, hikikomoris live at the expense of their parents.
From which we can live at ease.
I'D LOVE TO LIVE AT WARREN'S.
THIS IS ERNIE KEPROS, LIVE AT THE STATE PENITENTIARY, WHERE THE PRIEST HAS GIVEN THE LAST RITES AND CHARLIE HAS EATEN HIS LAST MEAL,
Nobody can live at your house.
Recorded Live at Reading Concert Hall, December 2001.
Supergrass performed the song live at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival.
I shall then live at Caesar's villa.
Couldn't live at home any more.
50 percent of our residents live at or below the poverty line.

Alternatives:

reside at
dwell at
stay at
occupy
inhabit

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