Definition of lifetime
1a : the duration of the existence of a living being (such as a person or an animal) or a thing (such as a star or a subatomic particle)b : life 12
2 : an amount accumulated or experienced in a lifetime a lifetime of regrets
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Examples of lifetime in a Sentence
a lifetime spent traveling the world
It would have taken me a lifetime to read all those books.
Childhood seems a lifetime ago now!
a chemical with a lifetime of only a few minutes
the lifetime of a planet
Recent Examples of lifetime from the Web
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Couldn’t grief last six months or a year or, in some form or another, an entire lifetime?
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Darrell Ricks, 66, pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday (July 13) and faces a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison, a lifetime of supervised release and a $250,000 fine, authorities said.
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If the worry is that immigrants will outvote the locals and impose an uncongenial government on them, one solution would be not to let immigrants vote—for five years, ten years or even a lifetime.
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A lifetime resident of the area, Simone and a few other people took over a flea market in the area a few years ago and called it the Soha Square Market.
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On August 21, a huge swath of North America will experience a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event—a total eclipse of the Sun.
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The All-Star Youth Classic is designed to bring kids from different backgrounds, communities and playing leagues together for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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Those benefits, under the Affordable Care Act, must be covered by insurers, with no lifetime or annual caps on what insurers chip in to cover a particular patient’s bills.
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This could even bring back lifetime caps on how much an insurer would pay for such services for a particular patient.
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First Known Use of lifetime
13th century
lifetime
Definition of lifetime
1 : lifelong
2 : of long duration or continuance lifetime legislation
3 : measured or achieved over the span of a career a baseball player's lifetime batting average
First Known Use of lifetime
1834
LIFETIME Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of lifetime for English Language Learners
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: the time during which a person is alive
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: a very long time
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: the time during which something lasts or is useful
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