How to Use life cycle in a Sentence

life cycle

noun
  • What is a life cycle assessment and what have your studies shown?
    Susan Powers, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2021
  • At this point in a single’s life cycle, most musicians would move on from the success.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Wildfire is a natural part of the life cycle of sequoias.
    Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Like salmon, alewives have a freshwater and saltwater phase in their life cycle.
    Dan Egan, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The first thing to understand is this is a natural life cycle even for the teams at the top of the food chain.
    Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2021
  • But sequoias, celebrated for using fire as part of their life cycle, kept dying.
    Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Much of this furniture is also non-recyclable, meaning the life cycle of fast furniture is short.
    Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Here, a farm has been established to provide bees with a breeding ground and extend their life cycle beyond the mild weather seasons when honey can be produced.
    Ana Moreno, CNN, 22 Sep. 2021
  • As a result, StoreDot has overcome safety, life cycle, and cell swelling issues that can appear from fast-charging processes.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 7 Sep. 2021
  • These services can include carbon-footprint calculators, information on ethical sourcing and tools to track a product’s life cycle.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Measuring and analyzing this information is vital in developing a true understanding of customers at all stages of their life cycle.
    Ted Mico, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The life cycle of the fungus gnat is 18 days from egg to egg.
    oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2022
  • What looks like a fruit tree, near the end of its life cycle, grows by the front porch.
    Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
  • In other words, what are the long-term plans for the brand’s life cycle?
    Dave Wendland, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The beetle has a one-year life cycle but spends most of its life in the soil as a grub.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2022
  • At the greenhouse where Mr. Banks and Ms. West teach, campers learn how to grow plants and the plant life cycle.
    Alecia Taylor, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2023
  • And the beach also helps feed fish, so that could impact the life cycle in the ocean.
    Sara Ganim, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
  • All plants have a life cycle, spanning from when a seed sprouts to when the plant dies.
    Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2022
  • Breaking down the above ground life cycle of the noisy insect.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
  • Breaking down the above ground life cycle of the noisy insect.
    Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
  • Breaking down the above ground life cycle of the noisy insect.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
  • That life cycle is what struck Wendy Sprints on the brewery’s last day.
    oregonlive, 27 June 2022
  • The life cycle of a cricket, from egg to adult, spans roughly one to four months.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024
  • Fish spend some of their life cycles hiding in the mangroves.
    Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
  • The final leg of the life cycle is its most complex: consumers.
    Ryan Begin, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • There was even a session about how the life cycle of soil inspires art.
    Karen Lubeck, Town & Country, 30 June 2022
  • This rapid life cycle is why getting rid of fruit flies can be so tricky.
    Camryn Rabideau, Bon Appétit, 22 Apr. 2022
  • This stage of its life cycle is much harder to notice in the garden.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Some of the differences between generations may be rooted in life cycles and wealth.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The panel also asked Kemper if a submersible that carries people — even an experimental one — should be designed if the life cycle of the system is uncertain.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024

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