life savings
Example Sentences
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His videos drew dozens of aspiring food truck owners, many of them immigrants like Ochoa, who entrusted him with their life savings in hopes of turning their dreams into a livelihood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
In the absence of a thriving retail stock market, the life savings of two or three generations are poured into housing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
"They don't seem to understand the consequences and there are real victims here losing their life savings in some case as well as corporations and their staff that are badly impacted," he added.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Her life savings are tied up in a two-storey house in the planned development area, surrounded by ornamental and fruit trees.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
“I’m not saying we should give him our life savings, just a few bucks.”
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
