How to Use for life in a Sentence
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The new year is a time for life changes.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
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He has since been banned from the league for life.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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She was banned from the Opry for life.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
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My oldest son with a zest for life and jokes.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
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Does a measles vaccine last for life?
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 6 Feb. 2026
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That's lived with me and defined me for life.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
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Viking wasn’t just looking for life.
—Joel S. Levine, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
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Dane admits that first sales trip spoiled him for life.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Our students need durable skills that will serve them for life.
—Sara Schapiro, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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The desire for life is the thing that shoots out of our heads.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
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Supreme Court justices serve for life.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
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Some might say that blending the sweet and sour taste could be a metaphor for life.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
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Who knew a tennis lesson could be a metaphor for life?
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
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And the president is a man who wants to be here for life.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
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No term limits — a job often for life.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
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Once the golden visa is obtained, it can be held for life.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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That’s someone who is going to be a friend of mine for life.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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These guys in the locker room are gonna be my brothers for life.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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The conditions for life may have been around since the dawn of time.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 6 June 2024
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Yoon still faces criminal charges that could land him in prison for life.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
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Rose, who died last year at 83, was banned from baseball for life.
—Reuters, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
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But scientists agree that these worlds make poor prospects in the search for life.
—Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2026
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Is there one that struck you as either a guiding post for the show or for life?
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Landis banned eight players for life.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Or maybe plan, to a man, for life after Fort Collins.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
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The key is to prepare early for life after sports.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Our heads fill with ideas—some good, some not so good—that stick with us for life like a bad tattoo.
—Desiree Nielsen, Bon Appétit, 26 Apr. 2024
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Habits formed in childhood tend to stay for life, Prayaga says.
—Kathryn Romeyn, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
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He was banned for life from the league and is awaiting sentencing.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Plus, free gas for life and diamond tennis bracelets in bling bags.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
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