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

The countdown came after Swift's team seemingly added a third page to the letter Swift wrote to fans after buying back her life's work in May 2025. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The $1 billion institution in Exposition Park near his alma mater the University of Southern California has become a life's work for him and his wife and co-founder, businesswoman Mellody Hobson. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Finding your life's work doesn't mean throwing caution and logic to the wind, Kantor says. — Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 7 July 2026

And although the show ended in 2001 and Rogers died in 2003, his memory and the impact of his life's work continue to resonate. — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for life's work

• bodywork
• handiwork
• ironwork
• latticework
• masterwork
• metalwork
• needlework
• openwork
• overwork
• paperwork
• subnetwork
• telework