life's work

noun

: the entire or main work of a person's life
She made photography her life's work.

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That's kind of what the institute and my life's work is all about. — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 2 Nov. 2025 For James Watson, DNA was everything — not just his life's work, but the secret of life itself. — Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025 Those four words get to the heart of why these journeys—that women from around the world with extraordinary female change-makers who are transforming Africa—have become my life's work. — Deborah Calmeyer, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2025 Shirahige, now 76, says measuring radioactive material and sharing that data is his life's work. — ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for life's work

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“Life's work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%27s%20work. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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