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.

Examples of a new lease on life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Willow Springs Raceway earned a new lease on life when it became acquired by private equity firm CrossHarbor Capital Partners in 2025. — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026

The study affirms the safety of joint replacements, which give millions around the world a new lease on life each year. — Mike McRae 31, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026

The Looney Tunes feature was given a new lease on life by Ketchup Entertainment. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

The other, Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV), is a less urgent effort to give multiple satellites a new lease on life and will close on its first target in about a year. — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for a new lease on life

• afterlife
• pocketknife
• alewife
• birdlife
• folklife
• housewife
• jackknife
• midlife
• midwife
• nightlife
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• wildlife