life's work
Example Sentences
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Many small-business owners have poured their life’s work and wealth into their businesses, Salazar said.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 10, 2026
The water-bed store came and went, but the soft pretzel became his life’s work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Others, like Imad Bazzi from Bint Jbeil, spoke to AFP about the loss of their life's work.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
After watching his mother perform in a production of “A Raisin in the Sun” at Compton Community College when he was 9 years old, Anthony Anderson knew appearing on stage would be his life’s work.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
"From now on, I'm going to make it my life's work to be the"—I wiped my palm on his lapel—"fly in his hummus."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
