for life

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: for the whole of one's life : for the rest of one's life

They met in college and have remained friends for life.

He was sentenced to prison for life.

Examples of for life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Winners of the Lucky for Life top prize of $1,000 a day for life and second prize of $25,000 a year for life can decide to collect the prize for a minimum of 20 years or take a lump sum cash payment. —Staff Reports, The Providence Journal, 30 Jan. 2026

Scientists have discovered the largest organic molecule containing sulfur — a key ingredient for life — ever identified in interstellar space. —Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026

Though particular and precise in an operating room, Toni possesses a magnetic zest for life and exudes warmth with patients and her students. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026

Scientists argue that limiting the search for life strictly to a star’s traditional habitable zone is too restrictive. —Victoria Corless, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for for life

• alewife
• birdlife
• folklife
• housewife
• jackknife
• loosestrife
• midlife
• midwife
• nightlife
• penknife
• wildlife
• afterlife