life's work

noun

: the entire or main work of a person's life
She made photography her life's work.

Examples of life's work in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But as the opera's plot goes, Bird, as he's known, questions whether his life's work is enough. The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024 Diehl, a research psychologist who dedicated his life's work to recreating the pilot and crew's possible actions by analyzing their mental states, believes the turns and the plane's electronics going dark were intentional. Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2024 The resulting 2021 album, Fearless (Taylor's Version), is an inspiring feat and first step forward after reclaiming the masters of her life's work. Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2024 Her life's work for the past twenty-four years had helped hundreds of young adults who had become disconnected from the public school system. Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 Ruscha, now 85, talks with correspondent David Pogue about collecting much of his life's work into one retrospective; the cryptic nature of many of his paintings; and his use of unusual materials (like chocolate and axle grease). David Morgan, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2023 Hill, a career diplomat who now teaches grand strategy at Yale, has written a fascinating book that has the feel of a life's work. Charles Hill, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2010 After two years of negotiations with Hipgnosis Songs Capital, Stewart announced his decision not to sell his life's work to the U.K. investment company earlier this month, choosing instead to retain ownership himself. Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023 These years of service acted as a crucible, sparking an enduring interest in psychology that would become the cornerstone of his life's work. Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023

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“Life's work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%27s%20work. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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