How do you use Lifespan in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like life or lifetime, plus the exact meaning.
Lifespan meaning
- The length of time for which an organism lives.
- The length of time for which something exists or is current, valid, or usable.
Using Lifespan
- The main meaning on this page is: The length of time for which an organism lives. | The length of time for which something exists or is current, valid, or usable.
- Useful related words include: life, lifetime, life-time, time period.
- In the example corpus, lifespan often appears in combinations such as: lifespan of, the lifespan, its lifespan.
Context around Lifespan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lifespan
- In this selection, "lifespan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, longer, mission, species, correlates, especially and afghan stand out and add context to how "lifespan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a limited lifespan and are and a median lifespan of about. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lifespan" sits close to words such as caves, databases and diets, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lifespan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But we don't know how long his lifespan will be. (11 words)
At 45 years old, the arena’s concrete slab is beyond its lifespan. (13 words)
Health Afghan Hound Lifespan Afghan Hounds in UK surveys had a median lifespan of about 12 years. (17 words)
As such, with no other current indication that either show is at risk of not being renewed, and September set to mark 20 years since the franchise's first story, it can be assumed an upcoming story could celebrate the franchise's impressive lifespan. (44 words)
Black stresses that it would be misguided to attribute the issues that have emerged in recent months to a particular flaw within the material itself, pointing out that all materials are designed with a specific lifespan in mind. (38 words)
Despite its short lifespan, Joss Whedon's Buff the Vampire Slayer follow-up enjoys a dedicated following of fans to this day, many of whom still wonder what might have been had the show avoided cancelation. (36 words)
Does the fact that something performs complicated biochemical tasks and has a “lifespan”, like a red blood cell, imply life as distinct from the body it is part of? (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
India's Chandrayaan-3 will have a mission lifespan of 14 Earth days or 1 moon days, while Luna-25 will have a much longer lifespan of approximately one year.
Another perplexing factor: generally, a species’ lifespan correlates with its body mass; the smaller a species, the shorter its lifespan, and vice versa.
And we try to put together the patterns of which genes did and didn't affect lifespan, especially which genes might extend lifespan,” he said.
Health Afghan Hound Lifespan Afghan Hounds in UK surveys had a median lifespan of about 12 years.
Adoption is driven by Li-ion batteries’ smaller footprint, simpler maintenance, and longer lifespan compared to lead-acid batteries.
After 40 years, infrastructure will be removed from the site and the project will be decommissioned unless its lifespan is extended through further planning applications.
As such, with no other current indication that either show is at risk of not being renewed, and September set to mark 20 years since the franchise's first story, it can be assumed an upcoming story could celebrate the franchise's impressive lifespan.
At 45 years old, the arena’s concrete slab is beyond its lifespan.
Black stresses that it would be misguided to attribute the issues that have emerged in recent months to a particular flaw within the material itself, pointing out that all materials are designed with a specific lifespan in mind.
But we don't know how long his lifespan will be.
By doing so, you can improve safety, extend the lifespan of the system, and can also increase energy output.
Despite its short lifespan, Joss Whedon's Buff the Vampire Slayer follow-up enjoys a dedicated following of fans to this day, many of whom still wonder what might have been had the show avoided cancelation.
Despite this, the Ragdool can often outlive many other breeds, with a lifespan of 15 years on average.
Disposing windmills and solar panels at the end of their lifespan results in far more pollution for Earth than nuclear.
Does the fact that something performs complicated biochemical tasks and has a “lifespan”, like a red blood cell, imply life as distinct from the body it is part of?
Experts suspect the reduced lifespan in larger dog breeds is due in part to elevated levels of the growth-promoting hormone IGF-1, caused by selective breeding.
Fan-favorite characters like Kamisato Ayaka, Keqing, and Ningguang have all received their own stylish skins throughout the game's lifespan, along with several others.
For their part, wind turbines are a menace to both avian and oceanic wildlife, consume vast quantities of raw materials, have a limited lifespan and are an increasing blight on both inland and offshore landscapes.
For those who cannot make it on June 18, the dramaturg guarantees “The Lifespan of a Fact” to be a fruitful experience, “no matter which production you come to,” she said.
He said that the dam’s lifespan will be extended by at least 40–50 years after completion of the repair work.
Common combinations with lifespan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lifespan of 61×
- the lifespan 37×
- its lifespan 18×
- lifespan and 15×
- -year lifespan 9×
- lifespan is 8×
- their lifespan 8×
- average lifespan 8×
- longer lifespan 7×
- lifespan in 7×