life force

noun

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The Metroids are floating organisms that can drain other being's life force and thus pose an existential threat to the entire galaxy. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025 The onslaught of The View's soul-sucking Hot Topics chats continues to sap Whoopi Goldberg's life force on live television. EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Fueled by a lifetime love of horror, the filmmaker developed a plot that resurrected the life force of the early blues scene and merged it with the intriguing possibilities inherent in a vampire’s eternal lifespan. Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025 Thanks to her exposure to the mysterious alien life force of the Antareans, Mary Luckett (Maureen Stapleton) is a retirement home resident who has youthful energy in spades, can climb trees at will, and has no fear of aliens. Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for life force

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of life force was in 1848

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“Life force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20force. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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