from life
idiom
of a painting, drawing, etc.
: from looking at an actual person, object, etc.
drawings done from life rather than from photographs
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Judge Anirban Das said circumstantial evidence had proved the charges against Roy and that the sentence, to be announced on Monday, would range from life in prison to the death penalty.
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Reuters, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
The duo worked together through the end of the 2019 season, when Pearn retired from life as a crew chief.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Many characters are drawn from life, but the story focuses on the independent travails of two fictional women.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Her husband was removed from life support on Dec. 31.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Reuters, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
The duo worked together through the end of the 2019 season, when Pearn retired from life as a crew chief.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Many characters are drawn from life, but the story focuses on the independent travails of two fictional women.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Her husband was removed from life support on Dec. 31.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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“From life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20life. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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