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lifeblood

[ UK /lˈa‍ɪfblʌd/ ]
[ US /ˈɫaɪfˌbɫəd/ ]
NOUN
  1. an essential or life-giving force
    water is the lifeblood of India
  2. the blood considered as the seat of vitality

How To Use lifeblood In A Sentence

  • They are like ticks on a dog, they suck the lifeblood out of the poor bees. Times, Sunday Times
  • Take clinical trials, the lifeblood of the industry. Times, Sunday Times
  • He said that small companies were the lifeblood of the economy. Times, Sunday Times
  • The subcontinent provides cricket with so much of its commercial and cultural lifeblood that the game cannot stop for long. Times, Sunday Times
  • The other side of the palace looks onto the city's lifeblood, the Neva, at this point a wide and polluted river which catches and reflects the colours of the sky unlike any other.
  • He is the essence, the lifeblood, the very marrow of the team.
  • Freedom of speech is the lifeblood of democracy. Times, Sunday Times
  • We've started many a meeting with Dwight's quote that TripAdvisor is 'the lifeblood of agrotourism,'" Ms. Petersen said. NYT > Home Page
  • We here in British Columbia know that forestry is the lifeblood of our province's economy.
  • Book distributorswe called them the "jobber" back in my bookstore daysare practically the lifeblood of the book selling industry and working with these folks who are just beginning to plant some roots down is a smart idea. Book Nerd and BookStream
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