How to Use thrive on in a Sentence

thrive on

phrasal verb
  • The Dodgers of old thrived on keeping the ball in the ballpark.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • In a sport defined by runs, the Blue Jays thrived on them.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Some love it, while others, like me, thrive on the buzz.
    — Sara Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024
  • To be sure, some sports fans thrive on debates around the wider world of sports.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Yet Acuña also thrived on the bases before the rules changed.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The match-up with the second-best player out there is something that the world No.4 seems to thrive on.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Give the next best thing to your loved one who thrives on personal touch.
    — Kristi Arnold, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
  • But this past year that Flaco thrived on his own and captured hearts along the way.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Feb. 2024
  • That kind of support is what AI lacks, and what humans thrive on.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
  • Rock is a prankster and big gambler who thrives on taking risks.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The ferry business was brisk, and Harlem thrived on it—with saloons, a bank and places to stock up.
    — Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
  • Adding new players whose skillsets thrive on the penalty kill help as well.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
  • LLMs thrive on the kind of content that sounds like a helpful human.
    — Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • The news thrives on showing a country at war with itself.
    — Yair Nativ, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Springer thrives on catching their 94-mph fastballs or curveballs in the dirt.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
  • Her acting career has thrived on the small screen for years, but she’s always itched to return to the stage.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Even with him, the Ravens did not thrive on the ground, averaging just 3.4 yards on 32 attempts.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Now that Rantanen is settled and thriving on the ice in Dallas, that has changed.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • That said, for those who thrive on seasonal changes, SoCal can be a hard place to live.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Startups thrive on resilience, and challenges are part of growth.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Gaudreau had thrived on the Flames, for his skill and his flair and his passion; fans called him Johnny Hockey.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Here, the love planet thrives on excitement, novelty and the thrill of the unknown.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • And yet, for a moment, the family seems to thrive on love alone, bonded by the joy of having a new baby.
    — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Dinosaurs thrived on our planet for many millions of years.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Look at how many people are thriving on TikTok or on Twitch.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Feb. 2024
  • At the same time, AI systems thrive on diversity and scale.
    — Ashutosh Synghal, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Borja is a quality poacher who thrives on action in the box, but on the night the ball didn’t drop for him often enough.
    — Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The Brazil international thrives on dropping deep to link the play.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Washington is one of our rare musicians who thrives on excess.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • The economy will not thrive on backward, barbarian technologies and our babies will suffer from the burden of debt, bad air and blackouts.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025

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