a new lease on life

noun phrase

: 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 Your local zombie mall could have a new lease on life as a Netflix theme park. —

Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 July 2024 Participation will lead to information, friendships and a new lease on life. —

Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024 Natasha Rothwell gets a new lease on life in the upcoming Hulu comedy How to Die Alone, which will debut the first four episodes on Friday, Sept. 13; new episodes stream on Fridays. —

Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 5 July 2024 On today's The Excerpt podcast, a woman with a new lease on life thanks to a heart pump and pig kidney transplant. —

Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for a new lease on life

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