life skill
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of life skill
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Parents should teach children online privacy as an essential life skill in the same way as stranger danger or road safety, the UK's data watchdog has said.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
“I think this is very important because it’s a life skill that’s not being taught to people anymore. I can teach others the skills I learn here. It has a ripple effect, ” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2024
“Cooking is an essential life skill that children need to learn to be self-sufficient adults,” Loftlin said.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2024
Though I wish I had learned this core life skill many years earlier, I feel so grateful to be practicing it now.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023
Even in the lowest walks of life, skill and ability must be of some advantage; though in many occupations, owing to the great division of labour, a very small one.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
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