future life
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of future life
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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It would be decades before other scholars caught up to her conceptions of the soul in the Viking Age, or the intricacies of funerary ritual as preparation for a future life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
There is no word yet on its future life, but speculation on Saturday night ran through the crowd — will it move to the West End?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Two of my siblings are getting married this year, which means I’ve been thinking more than usual about wedding registries — that peculiar exercise in imagining a future life.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
By breaking down minerals, releasing nutrients, and helping to create the first soils, these ancient fungi played a key role in making Earth a more hospitable place for future life.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2025
With that, he was off again to meet Miriam, to stroll hand in hand, maybe to make plans for a future life together.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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