Examples of life expectancy in a Sentence
improvements in diet that have resulted in greater life expectancy for many people
calculating the life expectancies of different social groups
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The life expectancy for Gary residents is about 10 years lower than that of residents in the wealthier community of Carmel, a statistic McCrady attributes to the pollution from the surrounding coal-burning mills.
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Sep. 2025
Little more than a century later, life expectancy had dramatically increased to seventy nine years—all due to a better understanding of microscopic germs as the cause of infectious diseases, public health measures, and the discovery and application of antibiotics.
—Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Pygmies are native to West Africa, and their average life expectancy is 27 years.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The Chihuahua, meanwhile, has a life expectancy of between 14 and 16 years.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Sep. 2025
Little more than a century later, life expectancy had dramatically increased to seventy nine years—all due to a better understanding of microscopic germs as the cause of infectious diseases, public health measures, and the discovery and application of antibiotics.
—Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Pygmies are native to West Africa, and their average life expectancy is 27 years.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The Chihuahua, meanwhile, has a life expectancy of between 14 and 16 years.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Life expectancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20expectancy. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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