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  • plural of life.
  • present tense form of live (3rd person singular).
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lives

[lahyvz] / laɪvz /












Example Sentences

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Lives are "still at risk" from the unregulated baby sleep industry, a parliament debate was told last night.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

At the height of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 she penned an open letter titled "An inconvenient truth" to then-Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden reflecting on her experiences fighting systemic racism.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

His death triggered the Black Lives Matter movement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Estuardo Mazariegos, who is running to replace Curren Price in a South L.A. district, meowed throughout the game, as he was playing a purple-striped humanoid cat named “Nine Lives E.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

She won for her essay titled “Salt: Enhancing Lives One Breath at a Time,” which focused on using salt water to help the breathing of young cystic fibrosis patients.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel



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