How to Use life cycle in a Sentence

life cycle

noun
  • From there on, our cars must have at least eight or nine years of life cycle.
    — James Morris, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
  • But the picture changes over the whole life cycle.
    — Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The green turtle starts is life cycle as an egg on the beach.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 11 June 2020
  • But the picture changes over their whole life cycle.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Here is a link about the life cycle of a thrip for your review.
    — oregonlive, 24 July 2021
  • This rapid life cycle is why getting rid of fruit flies can be so tricky.
    — Camryn Rabideau, Bon Appétit, 22 Apr. 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
  • 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
  • The key is to understand that hate terms have a life cycle.
    — Nathalie Japkowicz, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
  • The goal is to target thrips at every stage of their life cycle.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • The life cycle of the phorid fly is extremely fast.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 June 2026
  • That title refers to people who have no life cycle records.
    — Diane Cole, NPR, 29 May 2026
  • There was even a session about how the life cycle of soil inspires art.
    — Karen Lubeck, Town & Country, 30 June 2022
  • The life cycle of the fungus gnat is 18 days from egg to egg.
    — oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Fish spend some of their life cycles hiding in the mangroves.
    — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
  • 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.
    — Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
  • Breaking down the above ground life cycle of the noisy insect.
    — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
  • And this film has barely begun its life cycle, right?
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The life cycle of a cricket, from egg to adult, spans roughly one to four months.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024
  • And the beach also helps feed fish, so that could impact the life cycle in the ocean.
    — Sara Ganim, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
  • If the rest of the plant looks healthy, one leaf may have just lived its life cycle and needs to be removed.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
  • And once the flowers fade away, the plant produces seed heads as the next phase of the life cycle.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
  • And once the flowers fade away, the plant produces seed heads as the next phase of the life cycle.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 1 June 2025
  • This stage of its life cycle is much harder to notice in the garden.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
  • What's the life cycle of a cicada?
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The larvae then fall off the host and continue the life cycle.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
  • The larvae then fall off the host and continue the life cycle.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 July 2025

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