How to Use for life in a Sentence

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  • That’s good for winning the $1,000 a week for life part of the game.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The desire for life is the thing that shoots out of our heads.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Warm and comfy, this is a great choice for life on the go.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The conditions for life may have been around since the dawn of time.
    — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 6 June 2024
  • The search for life in the cosmos echoes the quest to understand loss on Earth.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The takeaway for 2024 is to go out and make the case for life and make it with compassion.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Examiner, 5 May 2023
  • Rose, who died last year at 83, was banned from baseball for life.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The big winner was one number from scoring the game’s top prize of $1,000 a day for life.
    — Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
  • It’s always been my goal to be a Kansas City Chief for life.
    — Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The iconic jacket costs a lot up-front, but it can be repaired by the brand for life.
    — Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
  • And, of course, the mission will examine whether each of the orbs are hospitable for life.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The charity promises to pay income to the donor for life.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Our heads fill with ideas—some good, some not so good—that stick with us for life like a bad tattoo.
    — Desiree Nielsen, Bon Appétit, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Three years later, in 1994, Ramirez committed the crimes that sent him to prison for life.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
  • Yoon still faces criminal charges that could land him in prison for life.
    — Jade Walker, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The first defendant to face the prospect of the new law reached a plea deal in exchange for life in prison without the chance of parole.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Starting in June, any A&W guests over 100 will receive free root beer floats once a week for life.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 12 June 2024
  • The wide-ranging symptoms must be managed for life, as there is no cure.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • That means liquid water–and where there’s water, there’s a chance for life.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2023
  • For new customers, meals start at $4.99 per serving and shipping and dessert will be free—for life.
    — Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Beloved here, yes, but hardly someone who managed to serve as a Ranger for life.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Shakespeare was accustomed to making the stage a metaphor for life.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Watch the video above to see the moment a flight instructor asked his girlfriend to be his copilot for life!
    — Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The notion of having a judge job for life, no matter how bad the judgments, is ridiculous!
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
  • With this variety pack, your dessert cravings will be set for life (or at least a few weeks).
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Esther stays out of the spotlight Unlike Joseph, Esther isn’t one for life in the limelight.
    — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Pearse’s long-term clients say his instincts are still spot-on, and his pieces become staples for life.
    — Samantha Conti, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Others believe that Kershaw should go out of his way to remain a Dodger for life.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Some attendees instead see death as a potent metaphor for life’s big changes and all the grief that comes along with them.
    — Jennifer Swann, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
  • The character is the closest friend of lead Sam Worthington’s David Burroughs, an innocent man behind bars for life for the murder of his son.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025

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