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UK
/lˈaɪftaɪm/
]
[ US /ˈɫaɪfˌtaɪm/ ]
[ US /ˈɫaɪfˌtaɪm/ ]
NOUN
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the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
he lived a long and happy life
the battery had a short life
How To Use lifetime In A Sentence
- The boa and the rattlesnake are homebodies that seldom travel more than a couple of miles in a lifetime.
- Not only by the immense number of adherents that were won to his views during his lifetime, but also by the literary productions he left behind him, Tsong K'aba's influence has been great during the last five centuries of Tibetan history. With the Tibetans in Tent and Temple: Narrative of Four Years' Residence on the Tibetan Borders, and of a Journey into the Far Interior
- A business tycoon, arts patron and committed left-winger, Berge opted to sell the collection amassed over a lifetime after Saint Laurent's death last June aged 71.
- That, and his extraordinary capacity for self-sacrificing friendship, loyalty and sweet-natured nannying, have been his quadruple of acclaimed lifetime's high-lights.
- Writers' residuals for original programming on basic cable, ranging from series such as Lifetime Television's ‘Any Day Now’ to telepics for Disney Channel, will also be bumped up.
- The only requirements are patience, a willingness to learn and a readiness to let go of the habits of a lifetime.
- Molly won a bronze medal in the 200 meter backstroke, swimming a lifetime best of 2:16.42.
- But while he speaks of war-time heroes and exploratory pioneers, he forgets about another interesting lifetime.
- One reason for his relative obscurity has been the general unavailability of his music: his works remained unpublished during his lifetime and, apart from some ‘easy’ tonal compositions, largely unperformed.
- Exxon Mobil, which is probably the world's best managed company in our lifetimes. Forbes.com: News