nine lives
Example Sentences
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It’s likely that other similar situations have given rise to the adage that cats have nine lives.
From Scientific American • Jul. 24, 2023
However, he added that "strange things do happen... and, like cats, politicians often have nine lives".
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2023
Those and other Labor Day blazes burned more than 1.2 million acres in Oregon, destroyed upward of 5,000 homes and structures, and claimed nine lives.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023
He has nine lives, to mix all the possible metaphors about a survivor in politics.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2023
“That dog must’ve had nine lives, like a cat.”
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
