How to Use life cycle in a Sentence
life cycle
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But in the past six months, the life cycle has changed.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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The life cycle of the fungus gnat is 18 days from egg to egg.
—oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2022
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What looks like a fruit tree, near the end of its life cycle, grows by the front porch.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
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In other words, what are the long-term plans for the brand’s life cycle?
—Dave Wendland, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
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Here is a link about the life cycle of a thrip for your review.
—oregonlive, 24 July 2021
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The beetle has a one-year life cycle but spends most of its life in the soil as a grub.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2022
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The green turtle starts is life cycle as an egg on the beach.
—Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 11 June 2020
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At the greenhouse where Mr. Banks and Ms. West teach, campers learn how to grow plants and the plant life cycle.
—Alecia Taylor, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2023
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And the beach also helps feed fish, so that could impact the life cycle in the ocean.
—Sara Ganim, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
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All plants have a life cycle, spanning from when a seed sprouts to when the plant dies.
—Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2022
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Nymphs are the most dangerous stage of the tick life cycle.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Breaking down the above ground life cycle of the noisy insect.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
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Breaking down the above ground life cycle of the noisy insect.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
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Breaking down the above ground life cycle of the noisy insect.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
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That life cycle is what struck Wendy Sprints on the brewery’s last day.
—oregonlive, 27 June 2022
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The life cycle of a pot of coffee was the smell of her mother’s apartment.
—Cynthia D'aprix Sweeney, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Apr. 2021
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The life cycle of a cricket, from egg to adult, spans roughly one to four months.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024
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Fish spend some of their life cycles hiding in the mangroves.
—Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
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For most, the life cycle is completed in two to five years.
—Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 30 July 2020
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The final leg of the life cycle is its most complex: consumers.
—Ryan Begin, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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The first thing to understand is this is a natural life cycle even for the teams at the top of the food chain.
—Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2021
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If the roof has met the end of its life cycle, Amstill will replace up to two of these a year at no cost.
—Houston Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2020
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There was even a session about how the life cycle of soil inspires art.
—Karen Lubeck, Town & Country, 30 June 2022
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Bull kelp’s life cycle works like this: Kelp emerges in spring and attaches to the rocky sea floor.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Aug. 2021
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This rapid life cycle is why getting rid of fruit flies can be so tricky.
—Camryn Rabideau, Bon Appétit, 22 Apr. 2022
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But, Jackman said, the die-off also fulfills a role in the life cycle.
—Nancy Cutler, USA TODAY, 8 July 2020
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This stage of its life cycle is much harder to notice in the garden.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
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The Japanese beetle has a one-year life cycle but spends most of its life in the soil as a grub.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 26 July 2019
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Once the spring beauties stop blooming, sometime in May, the bee’s life cycle is complete and it can no longer be found in the wild until next spring.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Understanding Spider Mites The life cycle of these pests is rapid.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
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