nonlife
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nonlife
Example Sentences
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"The method captured not only the distinction between life and nonlife, but also degrees of preservation and alteration."
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
The results seem weak overall, with both group revenue and net profit below forecasts, but the focus will be on a revenue miss in the nonlife business, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Robinson was later found at a hospital where he was treated for nonlife threatening injuries.
From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2021
Modern cosmology and astrobiology have most of the questions I look for—the idea of the transition from nonlife, to life, to me, is absolutely fascinating.
From Scientific American • Mar. 20, 2019
For soil is in part a creation of life, born of a marvelous interaction of life and nonlife long eons ago.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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