future life
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of future life
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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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
Saturday morning seemed like something of a sneak preview of the Huskies’ future life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2024
In 1976, his older brother was killed rescuing hostages at Entebbe airport in Uganda, an action the younger Netanyahu said shaped his future life.
From Reuters • Oct. 8, 2023
He wanted to apply the same logic, the same trajectory, to his own future life in Iowa.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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