for life
idiom
: for the whole of one's life : for the rest of one's life
They met in college and have remained friends for life.
He was sentenced to prison for life.
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Rangers faced competition from other teams from Europe’s top five leagues to land him but former sporting director Ross Wilson managed to persuade Amad that Rangers would be ideal preparation for life at the pressure cooker of Manchester United.
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Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The Taliban's Foreign Ministry in Kabul confirmed the prisoner exchange, saying two U.S. citizens were exchanged for Khan Mohammed, who had been imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
But it’s got impudence and élan, and a feeling for life on the margins of English society.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
He’d previously been knighted, and, separately, appointed for life to the Order of Merit, an élite cultural coterie of twenty-four, chosen by the reigning monarch.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The Taliban's Foreign Ministry in Kabul confirmed the prisoner exchange, saying two U.S. citizens were exchanged for Khan Mohammed, who had been imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
But it’s got impudence and élan, and a feeling for life on the margins of English society.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
He’d previously been knighted, and, separately, appointed for life to the Order of Merit, an élite cultural coterie of twenty-four, chosen by the reigning monarch.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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“For life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20life. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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