noun
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the blood, considered as vital to sustain life
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the essential or animating force
Etymology
Origin of lifeblood
Example Sentences
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"Music is a vital element of our cultural lifeblood, and we can't wait to welcome 6 Music listeners to learn more about how vibrant the city has become."
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Diesel pieces are like the lifeblood to the industrial economy,” said Miskin at Manulife, and the rise in those prices shows up more in the PPI than in the CPI.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The protagonist of Ibsen’s play, Dr. Thomas Stockmann, is a staff physician at the municipal spa baths, the town’s economic lifeblood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Swift, a Belgium-based messaging system used by thousands of banks worldwide, is the lifeblood for much of international commerce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
In 1884, at the age of twenty-seven, he moved to New York City, to be closer to the financial markets that pumped the lifeblood of the new industrial age.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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