How to Use life's work in a Sentence

life's work

noun
  • Grappling with her new reality, Vivian tries to retain her strength while reckoning with her life's work.
    — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Jane Goodall, the legendary zoologist who dedicated her life's work to the study of chimpanzees, has died.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 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
  • His family's creativity was the foundation for Dupart's life's work.
    — Edie Kasten, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • This is her mission and life's work, and her commitment to authenticity and consistency in her dishes shields her from the tumultuous nature of food trends.
    — Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Shirahige, now 76, says measuring radioactive material and sharing that data is his life's work.
    — ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Their contempt for freedom and social order trades the politics of reason and persuasion—Charlie's life's work—for the false politics of violence and murder.
    — Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • And although the show ended in 2001 and Rogers died in 2003, his memory and the impact of his life's work continue to resonate.
    — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Hackman, who died at 95 years old earlier this year, left behind a wealth of significant pieces of his life's work, a collection of which was listed for auction by Bonhams auction house.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Rarely have an actor's eyes been put to such good use, as Murphy's thousand-yard stare communicates guilt, regret, and anxious anticipation of how his life's work will impact the world for generations to come.
    — Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
  • He was later awarded a Master of Divinity degree in 2000 from the seminary, based on his life's work and experience.
    — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026

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