life savings
Example Sentences
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He added his priorities were to put family carers at the heart of any proposals, and ensure no-one lost their home or life savings on catastrophic care costs.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Additionally, she suffered injuries from a car crash at age 14, prompting her parents to spend their life savings on plastic surgery as part of her recovery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 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
Employees often evaluate the stock based on its past growth rather than acknowledging the risk of having their paycheck and life savings tied to the same company.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Did you hear about Long John Turing here? Invested his life savings in silver ingots and buried them in some secret spot.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
