lifetime
Example Sentences
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Her voice is different, deeper, possessing a lifetime of experience that her teenage self couldn’t have possibly imagined.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The proposed rule explains that a plan sponsor can adopt a lifetime income solution so long as it determines, “within its discretion, that the lifetime income benefit provides commensurate value for the fees charged.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
This doesn’t trigger taxes for most families, it simply counts against the lifetime estate- and gift-tax exemption, which currently is more than $13 million per person.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
In a victim impact statement read to the court, her mother Lynn Sparkes said her daughter's death had left the family with a "lifetime of overwhelming grief".
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
“Well, I want you to know that if you miss the shot, I won’t let you go home empty-handed. Hit it or miss it, I’m going to give you a lifetime supply of Finkles.”
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.