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of a lifetime

of a lifetime prepositional phrase: that is the best one can expect to ever encounter.

Prepositional phrase

  1. That is the best one can expect to ever encounter.
    • the opportunity of a lifetime
    • “This is truly the honor and the privilege of a lifetime,” [Zohran] Mamdani said.2026 January 1, Edward Helmore, quoting Zohran Mamdani, “Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2026

Synonyms of of a lifetime

Questions about of a lifetime

What does of a lifetime mean?
Of a lifetime means that is the best one can expect to ever encounter.
What part of speech is of a lifetime?
Of a lifetime is a prepositional phrase.

Words near of a lifetime in the dictionary

  1. of a certain
  2. of a certain age
  3. of a certainty
  4. of a feather
  5. of a kind
  6. of a lifetime
  7. of a mind
  8. of a piece
  9. of a piece with
  10. of a sudden
  11. of a surety

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