How to Use life hack in a Sentence

life hack

noun
  • When stress spikes, the idea of taking a deep breath can seem like a futile life hack.
    — Juli Fraga, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Much of Lame's content pokes fun at life hacks, which, in his view, are baloney.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Some even saw it as a life hack for adults who can never seem to finish a full cone on their own.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Instead of spending your few spare moments on some life hack, use that time to live your life.
    — Josh Gondelman, SELF, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Stocking up on seasonal styles at the end of their run is the ultimate life hack.
    — Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Through graphics and messaging, the brand ensures that this life hack of wisdom is shared with more people.
    — Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Satin Pull-On Pants To me, satin pants are the ultimate life hack.
    — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Life would be a lot easier if there were rules, algorithms, and life hacks solving that problem once and for all.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
  • Lame rose to viral fame by silently mocking complicated life hack videos.
    — Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 23 June 2022
  • Margiela might be the father of fashion invention, but the taping practice started out as a sort of life hack.
    — Vogue, 27 Oct. 2021
  • One life hack that helps Carolina stay focused on family is meal prepping.
    — Sydney Cisco, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Come to IndieWire for the film-festival coverage, stay for the life hacks.
    — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Yes, even birth control is viral on TikTok these days, and in many posts the life hack is…to stop using birth control.
    — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Like many internet-famous recipes, the Japanese cheesecake recipe has life hack culture at its core.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • With this new life hack, Elliott receives life-changing advice on love, family and the little things that matter the most.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In the first season, the idea of separating one’s work self from one’s out-of-office self is presented as a fascinating life hack.
    — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • And the life hack involved changing wiper blades — just the rubber part — instead of the entire assembly as pushed by modern marketing.
    — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Lame appears to delight in mocking the corners of the internet where these life hacks originate, even if the result may seem a little silly.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to the life hack videos, Lame also posts short comedy skits that feature his expressive reactions – but no words.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 23 June 2022
  • If so, any life hacks for making fewer enemies while still being a reasonably sincere version of yourself, for the sake of sanity alone?
    — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
  • But over the last few years, tiny homes have morphed from a millennial lifestyle trend or life hack into a potential solution to the housing crisis.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Coming from the comedy world themselves, the duo takes listeners down hilarious rabbit holes about pet peeves, dating dilemmas and life hacks.
    — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Amazon has harnessed a common life hack for the slightly forgetful, and AI-using, music fan in all of us and turned it into a new chart.
    — Marc Schneider, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Coming from the comedy world themselves, the duo take listeners down hilarious rabbit holes about pet peeves, dating dilemmas and life hacks.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Newsletter courses on investing, AI life hacks and bitcoin strategies.
    — Randall Lane, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Rowley, 57, maintains the trappings of modern work—work-life balance, life hacks, corner-cutting—are illusions.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 20 May 2024
  • The TikTok video showcasing this life hack was first published in late 2019 but started making the rounds again not too long ago.
    — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Earlier this week, a life hack was revealed that may have singlehandedly contributed to the iPhone X shortage.
    — Marissa Miller, Teen Vogue, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Perhaps Gen Zers’ and millennials’ library visits, like their embrace of flip phones and board games, are another life hack for slowing down.
    — Kathi Inman Berens, The Conversation, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Doing Breathing Exercises Breathwork feels like such a life hack for anxiety.
    — Colleen Murphy, Health, 15 Oct. 2025

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