How to Use life in a Sentence

life

1 of 2 noun
  • He is nearing the end of his life.
  • I've known her all my life.
  • She was happy and healthy for most of her life.
  • The people in her family tend to have long lives.
  • What do you really want out of life?
  • People can expect to change jobs several times in their life.
  • He believes that God gives life to all creatures.
  • All this paperwork has made life much more difficult.
  • They've been waiting their whole life for an opportunity like this.
  • The details of everyday life can be fascinating.
  • Your brain is telling the rest of your body that life is good.
    Harvey MacKay, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2022
  • And then — screech!— life slams the breaks on all of this.
    Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Arne had been with the club all his life and was very loved.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Doubtless, that is one of the worst days of their lives.
    Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Jan. 2019
  • To me, these songs are like scenes from a film that is my life.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The through line of it is that life is hard, but music heals.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Get ready to hear about a prince's life — in his own words.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 19 July 2021
  • So while life brims around the edges, there is only death at the core.
    Wired, 3 Aug. 2019
  • For von Boehm, life is not just about the glitz and the glamour.
    Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, 31 Mar. 2022
  • His voice and music has been there for me my whole life.
    Erin Davis and Nadeem Muaddi, CNN, 20 July 2019
  • Live your truth and the people in your life will figure it out.
    New York Times, 29 July 2022
  • But that’s the game of game design—and, maybe, of life.
    Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2023
  • But at the time my kids took it as a regular part of life.
    Margaret Lazarus Dean, Popular Mechanics, 28 Jan. 2019
  • There is no playbook for the worst moments in your life.
    Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu, CNN, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Every day for that entire trip was the best day of my life.
    Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • To think about not having them…my life would have been over.
    Stephen Corby As Told To Jason Silverstein, Men's Health, 19 May 2022
  • Or could this be a gift for the human in your canine's life?
    Alice Short, latimes.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • When the storms of life hit, make sure Jesus is in your boat.
    The Rev. Mike Taylor, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 June 2021
  • A new year is like starting a new chapter in your life.
    Leah Hall, Country Living, 22 Dec. 2022
  • More:Can spending more time in the sauna save your life?
    Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2022
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life

2 of 2 adjective
  • He was given a life sentence in prison.
  • The public face of the pro-life movement looks at the moment loony and vicious.
    Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022
  • These scenes have led some critics to argue the film is pro-life.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The filmmakers asked if her pro-life turn had been an act.
    Marin Cogan, The New Republic, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The stab wounds were described as non-life threatening.
    Robert Gearty, Fox News, 4 July 2020
  • The other man went to the hospital with non-life threatening wounds.
    Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Webster ended up being a rare win for the pro-life movement.
    Andy Puzder, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Barrett is a staunch Catholic and widely believed to be pro-life.
    Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2020
  • Officials said that the woman was shot in the leg and has non-life threatening injuries.
    Adam Sabes, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The drivers did not have non-life threatening injuries.
    Lydia Gerike, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2020
  • Announcing a new book equipping readers for the next chapter of the pro-life movement.
    Alexandra Desanctis, National Review, 17 Jan. 2022
  • The injuries are non-life threatening, the fire department said.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2022
  • All five of the victims suffered injuries that have been deemed non-life threatening.
    Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 18 June 2022
  • The metaphor for a person who’s been deadened by his own guilt is counting cards—it’s a non-life.
    Michael Schulma, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Sometimes in life things happen that are totally out of your control.
    Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 14 June 2018
  • The man was taken to an area hospital and his injuries are non-life threatening.
    Phillip Jackson, baltimoresun.com, 8 May 2021
  • The man has non-life threatening injuries, police said.
    Phillip Jackson, baltimoresun.com, 16 July 2021
  • Deputies said the victim’s injury was non-life threatening.
    Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2021
  • This year’s March for Life comes as the pro-life movement appears to be at a crossroads.
    Michelle Boorstein, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Jan. 2021
  • Their injuries are believed to be non-life threatening.
    NBC News, 2 June 2020
  • The current-day pro-life movement in Texas has approached the ban in different ways.
    Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2021
  • The other two men were hit once and have non-life threatening injuries, Det.
    Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2022
  • The teen suffered non-life threatening injuries, deputies said.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Police said the injuries appear to be non-life-threatening.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The two are described as having non-life threatening injuries.
    William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 9 June 2021
  • Both their injuries were non-life-threatening, the agency added.
    Cristóbal Reyes, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
    Marlene Lenthang, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Police said he was treated for a non-life-threatening injury and no one else was hurt.
    Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Their injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 8 May 2021
  • The man was brought to a hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds in his arm and leg, police said.
    Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022

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