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How to use lifespan in a sentence

20 example sentences · noun

Lifespan means the length of time for which an organism lives. Example: “Some clams have lifespans far longer than those of human beings.”

Examples of lifespan by meaning

nounThe length of time for which an organism lives.

  • Some clams have lifespans far longer than those of human beings.
  • Another little digit on my lifespan, what a bore.2011, Felix Hagan, “Just Like All The Rest”, in Dawn Breaks, the Monster Wakes...
  • Asari Cultural VI: Due to our lifespan-sometimes reaching 1,000 years of age-we are patient in our decisions, and prefer long-term solutions over short-term gains.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Nexus

nounThe length of time for which something exists or is current, valid, or usable.

  • The virtual enterprise forum developed several "classical" management functions for which resources were available throughout its lifespan.2002, Luis M Camarinha-Matos, Collaborative business ecosystems and virtual enterprises
  • The reactor, located in the city of Fuqing city in China’s southeastern Fujian province, was designed to have a 60-year lifespan, with its core equipment domestically produced.2021 January 30, “China’s first Hualong One nuclear reactor begins operations”, in AP News, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2021

More sentences with lifespan

  • However, if you could defragment an SSD, you might shorten the device's lifespan.2013, Dan Gookin, PCs For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN. From the entry defragment
  • The drawback of this active metabolism is a short lifespan of around 40 human years.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Salarians: Biology Codex entry. From the entry hyperactive
  • Because of their long lifespan, asari tend to have a "long view" not common in other races.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Asari: Culture Codex entry. From the entry long view
  • But the New Lads had a similar lifespan to the New Man.2000 November 5, Will Buckley, “New Man is back—again”, in The Observer. From the entry new lad
  • Research on pubilects throughout the world shows that such terms have a very short lifespan.2000, Gianrenzo P. Clivio, Marcel Danesi, The Sounds, Forms, and Uses of Italian: An Introduction to Italian Linguistics, Toronto, O.N.…. From the entry pubilect
  • Unfortunately, their metabolic speed leaves them with a relatively short lifespan; salarians over the age of 40 are a rarity.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Salarians Codex entry. From the entry dull-witted
  • Transmitting images with a spycam requires a lot of power, and the small size of the cameras means their batteries have a short lifespan.2005, Katherine Albrecht, Liz McIntyre, Spychips. From the entry spycam
  • This is primarily due to medical discoveries that increase not only lifespan but also healthspan, or the number of years that people live disease free.2004, Michael Windelspecht, “Series Foreword”, in David Petechuk, edited by Michael Windelspecht, The Respiratory System (Human Body…. From the entry healthspan
  • Therefore, longitudinal studies extending into middle and late adulthood are critically needed to clarify how trajectories of activities of daily living and social functioning evolve throughout the lifespan.2025 August 13, Müjdat Erarkadaş, Kübra Özmeral Erarkadaş, Şahika Gülen Şişmanlar, “Autism Spectrum Disorder Beyond Childhood: A…. From the entry functional
  • The relationship between a laoshi and a disciple never truly ends; the latter's sense of obligation and indebtedness endures beyond the functional lifespan of the relationship.2020, Samuel Wong, “Rituals of Respect:Social Interactions within Singaporean Chinese Orchestras”, in Michelle Loh, Lum Yan Sing, editors…. From the entry laoshi
  • Moreover, the nodes in the proposed method did leisurelier than the hetDEEC-4, EDDEEC-4, and DDEEC-4 because it chooses the head nodes proficiently which helps in extending the network lifespan.2020, Samayveer Singh, “A Threshold-Based Optimization Energy-Efficient Routing Technique in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks”, in…. From the entry leisurelier
  • Refrigeration can prolong their lifespan but, as has caused plenty of arguments in our house, everything else in the fridge risks taking on a banana-ey taste.2019, Dave Reay, “Climate-Smart Bananas”, in Climate-Smart Food, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, part II (Break Time), page 84. From the entry banana-ey
  • The techno-futurist quest for life extension is an attempt to open out the lifespan of the individual so as to be continuous with the linear temporality of capitalist production.2016, Charles Thorpe, Necroculture, page 120. From the entry techno-futurist
  • For this growing set, the idea that we might have a fixed, natural lifespan is pure defeatism—“deathism” even, a spell from which we must awaken to realise our full potential.2025 October 25, Stephen Cave, “Threescore and many more”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN…. From the entry awaken
  • Or how beings such as ourselves—such as you now are— with lifespans measured in centuries and strength and endurance far beyond that of Terra- born humans, could decivilize so utterly?2003, David Weber, Empire from the ashes, →ISBN. From the entry decivilize

Meaning of lifespan

  1. noun The length of time for which an organism lives.
  2. noun The length of time for which something exists or is current, valid, or usable.

Full definition of lifespan

Questions about lifespan in a sentence

How do you use lifespan in a sentence?
Lifespan is used as a noun. For example: “Some clams have lifespans far longer than those of human beings.”
What is a short sentence with lifespan?
“Another little digit on my lifespan, what a bore.”
What does lifespan mean?
Lifespan means the length of time for which an organism lives.

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