nine lives
Example Sentences
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They gave life — nine lives — to our rarely running cement eyesore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
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
He has nine lives, to mix all the possible metaphors about a survivor in politics.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2023
My mom grumbled it was like the House of Stray Cats, folks using their nine lives.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
