life span

Example Sentences

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Unlike oil, there are no strategic fertilizer reserves, partly because they have a relatively short life span of about three to five months.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Technological advances may turn back aging, extending the average life span by at least a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

When Pes and his colleagues first visited Sardinia in the 1990s, they had speculated that the secret to the population’s longevity could be in their DNA—rare gene variants associated with an extended life span.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024

Now one expert has told BBC Scotland News he expects the bridge will comfortably exceed its 120 year life span.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024

Afterward he told my parents my brain seemed okay and I should have a normal life span.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge