life span
Example Sentences
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They’re pretty to look at, but they have a limited life span.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
Technological advances may turn back aging, extending the average life span by at least a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
The Mediterranean island, they thought, offered ideal conditions for studying the genes and habits that can influence life span: Its population is relatively isolated, with low rates of immigration and little genetic diversity.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024
The females behave more like males, but this also reduces their life span and reproductive output.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2024
Many people believed that the hardships of the expedition had drastically shortened his life span.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
