intelligent life

noun

: beings that can learn and understand things
looking for signs of intelligent life on other planets

Examples of intelligent life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When looking for extraterrestrial intelligent life, how crucial is finding a planet in a habitable zone? Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 Their calculations also have important implications for the search for intelligent life on other planets. The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024 It was studied for 17 hours using low frequencies, but no trace of intelligent life was found. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024 Maybe there is something special about life, especially intelligent life. Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for intelligent life 

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“Intelligent life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intelligent%20life. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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