: absence of life
… suggested there were creatures that crossed routinely between life and nonlife, from being an organism to being a chemical—and back again.—
Fred Hapgood
Fred HapgoodExamples of nonlife in a Sentence
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The driver, an adult male, was also transported to Shock Trauma and sustained nonlife threatening injuries.
—Jennifer Gable, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2023
And some scientists wonder whether assembly theory can even deliver on its more modest promises to distinguish life from nonlife, and to think about complexity in a new way.
—Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2023
Yanski was taken to an area hospital with serious but nonlife-threatening injuries, while Mayer was hospitalized in critical condition after the crash.
—Dialynn Dwyer, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
One of the pedestrians suffered life-threatening injuries, while the other five suffered serious, but nonlife threatening injuries, Curry said.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
Three people who were in the vehicle suffered nonlife threatening injuries and were treated and released, according to police.
—Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 30 Dec. 2021
Both the officer and the suspect suffered nonlife-threatening injuries and were taken to local hospitals for treatment.
—Rebecca Loroff, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2022
Two other people, a man and a woman, reported nonlife-threatening injuries and were hospitalized.
—Alexandra Del Rosariostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
Both officers were taken to a hospital and released with nonlife-threatening injuries.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022
Jennifer Gable, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2023
And some scientists wonder whether assembly theory can even deliver on its more modest promises to distinguish life from nonlife, and to think about complexity in a new way.
—Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2023
Yanski was taken to an area hospital with serious but nonlife-threatening injuries, while Mayer was hospitalized in critical condition after the crash.
—Dialynn Dwyer, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
One of the pedestrians suffered life-threatening injuries, while the other five suffered serious, but nonlife threatening injuries, Curry said.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
Three people who were in the vehicle suffered nonlife threatening injuries and were treated and released, according to police.
—Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 30 Dec. 2021
Both the officer and the suspect suffered nonlife-threatening injuries and were taken to local hospitals for treatment.
—Rebecca Loroff, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2022
Two other people, a man and a woman, reported nonlife-threatening injuries and were hospitalized.
—Alexandra Del Rosariostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
Both officers were taken to a hospital and released with nonlife-threatening injuries.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022
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“Nonlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonlife. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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