leading a life
Example Sentences
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On the surface, it is a love story between Hal and Madge, but underneath it’s a meditation on class, yearning, broken dreams, and the nearly insurmountable obstacles to leading a life of meaning and purpose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
It has been a rapid rise for Nunez and he finds himself leading a life that would have been completely unrecognisable to the boy who looked at older brother Junior as his hero.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2022
Even as Dowdell battled mental illness and homelessness, leading a life in and out of jail, mental institutions and on the street, the siblings would talk by phone a few times per year.
From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2022
York was a paraplegic since 1988 but his disability didn’t stop him from leading a life of positivity while inspiring those around him with his outgoing and uplifting approach to life.
From Fox News • May 24, 2021
We found three kind Englishmen leading a life of exile, in charge of the station of the West African Telegraph Company.
From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by Pritchett, R. T. (Robert Taylor)
