life span
Example Sentences
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One life span of 92 years before her birth, Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd and Francisco Lopez made the first documented discovery of gold in California.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Cronus was roughly 11 years old when he died, which is around the average life span of a male tarantula, according to experts at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Unlike oil, there are no strategic fertilizer reserves, partly because they have a relatively short life span of about three to five months.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
But subsequent analyses show this variant is not necessary or sufficient to extend life span.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2024
But whereas I thought the big news today was Grandpa’s eloping, the first thing Papa said was something about the average life span in America being forty-seven years.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
