life force
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of life force
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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She added that Archer was "not without flaw", but that "friends will recall him as an irrepressible life force through all the many differing chapters of his life".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Tonya Lee Jaynes, the drummer, puts her entire life force into the bass and snare.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
And when you don’t have those rights, it just … drains the life force of a union.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2025
It was the perfect analogy to our tech-driven, capitalist, corporate society where meetings, office small-talk and bureaucracy often feel like they can drain us of our life force.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
Flying fast drained your dino-bird’s life force even faster.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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