a new lease on life
noun phrase
US
: a chance to continue living or to become successful or popular again
This medicine gives patients a new lease on life.
After the movie was made, the book got a new lease on life.
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As a result, the Granite City Works mill got a new lease on life.
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Kenneth Rapoza, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Seven people were given a new lease on life thanks to Green’s donations, and his parents went on to become advocates for the cause of organ donation.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Play around with proportions to give the Canadian tuxedo a new lease on life, as this stylish showgoer demonstrated with her oversized jacket, folded over at the waist, and straight-leg jeans in a lighter denim wash.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2025
Lloyd’s character was given a new lease on life years ago by Isaac, who created a machine that suspends Orloff’s head in liquid and supports its life without his body.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
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Kenneth Rapoza, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Seven people were given a new lease on life thanks to Green’s donations, and his parents went on to become advocates for the cause of organ donation.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Play around with proportions to give the Canadian tuxedo a new lease on life, as this stylish showgoer demonstrated with her oversized jacket, folded over at the waist, and straight-leg jeans in a lighter denim wash.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2025
Lloyd’s character was given a new lease on life years ago by Isaac, who created a machine that suspends Orloff’s head in liquid and supports its life without his body.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for a new lease on life
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“A new lease on life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20new%20lease%20on%20life. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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