for life
idiom
: 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.
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Such vessels were essential for life along our coast and islands 2,000 years ago.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Justices and federal judges would continue to be paid during a shutdown because federal law prohibits cuts to their pay once appointed for life.
—ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Zare and his colleagues hypothesized that this process might have generated some of the chemical building blocks for life on Earth.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
Searching for life in our solar system A key reason ESA is focusing on Enceladus is the possibility of finding extraterrestrial life in our solar system.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Justices and federal judges would continue to be paid during a shutdown because federal law prohibits cuts to their pay once appointed for life.
—ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Zare and his colleagues hypothesized that this process might have generated some of the chemical building blocks for life on Earth.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
Searching for life in our solar system A key reason ESA is focusing on Enceladus is the possibility of finding extraterrestrial life in our solar system.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for life
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“For life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20life. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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