from life
idiom
of a painting, drawing, etc.
: from looking at an actual person, object, etc.
drawings done from life rather than from photographs
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Survivors and 1st responders suffering from life threatening illness are dependent the treatment and medication this program provides.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The city's growth as a travel destination brings with it everything from life-changing economic opportunities to environmental and sustainability challenges, and everything in between.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Few if any filmmakers can build and breathlessly sustain visceral intensity with the command of Paul Greengrass, who brings documentary realism, kinetic energy and heart-pumping adrenaline to stories drawn from life or fiction, generally about people caught in explosive situations.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
The after-hours dance party MELT returned this year as well, underscoring the fair’s ethos that art is not separate from life but embedded in every form of expression.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Aug. 2025
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The city's growth as a travel destination brings with it everything from life-changing economic opportunities to environmental and sustainability challenges, and everything in between.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Few if any filmmakers can build and breathlessly sustain visceral intensity with the command of Paul Greengrass, who brings documentary realism, kinetic energy and heart-pumping adrenaline to stories drawn from life or fiction, generally about people caught in explosive situations.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
The after-hours dance party MELT returned this year as well, underscoring the fair’s ethos that art is not separate from life but embedded in every form of expression.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Aug. 2025
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“From life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20life. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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