How to Use the life of the party in a Sentence

the life of the party

noun phrase
  • Young wasn’t in the right headspace to be the life of the party.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
  • Let your shoes be the life of the party, one chic detail at a time.
    — Kerry Pieri, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The mom of six has always been stylish, chic and the life of the party!
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Have thematic depth but still be the life of the party.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Mary Bennet, the life of the party!
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
  • Sibley was the life of the party, dancing to the beat of his own strut.
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Clari described her brother as the life of the party.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Stupid stuff like that happens on shift, but after work, the lifties are the life of the party.
    — Corey Buhay, Outside, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The man his sisters described as the life of the party began to fear large crowds.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Her child, the one described by many in her family as the life of the party, was gone.
    — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 29 July 2024
  • Nikki Glaser, normally the life of the party at any award show, didn’t even get to make any jokes.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Still, the life of the party rose each morning, ran wind-sprints up hills, and sweated it out in eight-minute ab workouts.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
  • For others hoping to be the life of the party, Arons' advice is simple.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Sipos as Dean, the life of the party, confident bordering on cocky.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • Kay seems to be the life of the party—she's even written a book about her amazing personality.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The Cash Money Records DJ was the life of the party.
    — Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Carolina is super adventurous and loves to be the life of the party.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The trainer said corgis usually warm up after a few sessions and become the life of the party.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Just has the life of the party personality and is also a good human being.
    — Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
  • In every era, Mellisa McCarthy is the life of the party.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Somber stories may bring down the life of the party, or inappropriate jokes could sour the mood at a serious event.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Anitta is audacious and feminist, carefree and the life of the party.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 29 May 2023
  • Inside, Anitta was the life of the party, ass up and twerking on the dance floor in a highlighter-bright green-and-yellow dress.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Peter describes himself as 'the life of the party' and hopes his future wife can match his positive energy.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
  • The portfolio manager has strong family values, is well-traveled, and is the life of the party.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Xana Kernodle was the life of the party and had a storybook love with her college boyfriend, Ethan Chapin.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2025
  • Mutable signs are known for being the life of the party, and there’s no sign that embodies that trait more than Gemini.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 11 Apr. 2023
  • These traits don’t exactly present themselves as prime nominees for being the life of the party, Brown concedes.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Internet viewers are obsessed with a golden retriever who became the life of the party with one simple trick.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
  • A couple of days before shooting started, Gandolfini was also the life of the party at a crew dinner.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 19 June 2023

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