How to Use life skill in a Sentence

life skill

noun
  • Some are banning their kids from taking up football; others defend it for building bonds and teaching life skills.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
  • There will also be life skills and wellness education, including financial literacy, parenting workshops and substance abuse counseling.
    — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Plummer advocated broadening engineering education to include more liberal arts exposure and more life skills, with the aim of preparing future engineers for unpredictable careers.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2017
  • Polk County has the first county jail in Iowa joining a nationwide education and life skills rehabilitation program for inmates with the goal of reducing recidivism and helping the community.
    — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Ralph Lauren said programs providing empowerment and life skills had reached 165,000 supply-chain workers toward a target of 250,000.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

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