How to Use living will in a Sentence

living will

noun
  • No one has shared a vision for the end of their lives, or written a living will.
    — Rachael Bedard, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2022
  • The good news is inflation, which is the rate of increase of the cost of living will come down.
    — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • But that is the point of a living will – to communicate your wishes.
    — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 24 June 2022
  • Those who suffer most from the higher cost of living will see little or no relief from these tax cuts.
    — Shelley Smith - Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
  • These include a will, a power of attorney, a living will, and a health-care proxy.
    — Selena Maranjian, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2017
  • Like a health care power of attorney, a living will can be revoked and rewritten at any time.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 8 Mar. 2020
  • Does your parent have a will, a living will and powers of attorney for health care and finances?
    — sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • But the court ruled the doctor was right to rely solely on the living will to carry out the mercy killing.
    — Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Of course, things go most smoothly when parents have outlined their own plans in writing such as with a living will or trust.
    — Bykristine Gill, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Areas where the does are living will be easy to find as there will be plenty of droppings littering the woods.
    — Hal Blood, Outdoor Life, 10 Nov. 2020
  • This is where a medical directive, also known as a living will, comes in.
    — Scott Nordlund, sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Do not put funeral directives in either a will or living will.
    — Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2020
  • This applies whether your cost of living will be increasing or decreasing.
    — David Rae, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The other most important documents are your health care proxy and/or living will.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 15 June 2021
  • The rules changes modify the frequency the living wills will have to be updated.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • See how new-home living will look while embarking on your family vacation!
    — Cameron Sullivan, The Mercury News, 19 July 2019
  • The legal document is called a living will, or advanced directive.
    — Cynthia Sewell, idahostatesman, 31 May 2018
  • Other important things to have are a medical directive or a living will — be sure to bring a copy with you to the hospital.
    — Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, 10 May 2022
  • Too bad the side plots — Kramer’s living will, Jerry and the bad tennis instructor — aren’t as inspired.
    — Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The parent might rely on a living will to communicate their health care wishes and provide that to their medical providers.
    — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Many clients are concerned about how their advance directive, also known as a living will or physician’s directive, works in times like these.
    — Houston Chronicle, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Some clients are adamant that intubation never takes place; other clients want to make sure that they can be intubated even with their living will in place.
    — Houston Chronicle, 21 Aug. 2020
  • This is separate from a living will, which states your wishes if you are put on life support or suffer from a terminal condition.
    — Sarah O'Brien, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
  • The millions of workers that drive cars for a living or that drive trucks for a living will be replaced by AI driving systems.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 June 2022
  • Beyond the actual difficulty of getting there, day-to-day living won't be a moonwalk in the park either.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 8 May 2018
  • Having a health care power of attorney and a living will in place is an essential part of planning for the unexpected.
    — Darren T. Case, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Missing were her late husband’s death certificate, a receipt from probate court, her living will, two doctors’ referrals and the deed to her house.
    — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 17 June 2022
  • What would cut time would be a reduction in ad minutes, between innings and during pitching changes, and no one currently living will see that happen.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Two doctors must determine that the patient has no chance of recovery in order for the living will to go into effect, Thomas said.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 8 Mar. 2020
  • The woman's attorney says the deputies were subsequently granted power of attorney and named agents on her living will.
    — Fox News, 16 Mar. 2018

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