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longevity

[ US /ɫɔnˈdʒɛvəti/ ]
[ UK /lənd‍ʒˈɛvɪti/ ]
NOUN
  1. duration of service
    had unusual longevity in the company
    her longevity as a star
  2. the property of being long-lived

How To Use longevity In A Sentence

  • Such a diet possibly offers the potential to improve overall health as well as longevity. Times, Sunday Times
  • A cannibal is a "gastronome of the old school"; longevity is the "uncommon extension of the fear of death. Lacerating Wit, Seasoned Cynic
  • The life expectancy benefit of heat is large, too: These longevity gains associated with long term trends in geographical mobility account for 8%-15% of the total gains in life expectancy experienced by the US population over the past 30 years. Climate Preferences: Seek Life, Seek Heat, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
  • In terms of longevity, Dvorak is right: Computers built within the last five years do last longer. Why The PC Is Not Dead
  • It doesn't usually make for either longevity or real quality, and I hope they continue to turn their attentions to the things that truly interest them and remain unafraid to produce smaller, 'humbler' movies. With True Grit, the Coen brothers have given the western back its teeth
  • It locks in virtually all the improvements in longevity over the past half-century as additional time in retirement. Times, Sunday Times
  • Bonnycastle also points out that an art book gives collectors more reassurance about an artist's longevity.
  • Treating patients extends their longevity, improves the quality of their lives, and reduces the number of orphans since parents remain alive.
  • Kit believes the secret to longevity is a healthy lifestyle.
  • Beetles with tolerant larvae also have higher numbers of eggs on eclosion and reduced longevity compared to strains and species with contest competition.
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