from life

phrase

of a painting, drawing, etc.
: from looking at an actual person, object, etc.
drawings done from life rather than from photographs

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The other side counters that politics cannot be so easily extricated from movies or, indeed, from life. Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026 Knowings died August 11 after being removed from life support at a Los Angeles-area hospital, TMZ reported. Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 There, officers found McDonald on the front steps of a home suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds, DiMartino said. Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026 Now, Blumstein said this program is at risk because the administration is cutting funds to universities and reallocating money from life sciences to computer sciences. Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for from life

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“From life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20life. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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