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our life is vs our life are

The correct phrase is 'our life is.' 'Life' is a singular noun, so it should be paired with the singular verb 'is.' 'Our life are' is incorrect because 'are' is a plural verb that does not match the singular noun 'life.'

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 844 views

our life is

Correct. 'Life' is a singular noun, so it should be paired with the singular verb 'is.'

Use 'our life is' when referring to the collective existence or experiences of a group of people.

Examples:

  • Our life is full of surprises.
  • Our life is a journey with ups and downs.
  • Our life is what we make of it.
  • Our life is a precious gift.
  • Our life is a reflection of our choices.
  • But our life is pretty perfect already.
  • Look, our life is here.
  • All our life is filled with cares and troubles.
  • Our life is so different in America.
  • Our life is total chaos, and we wouldn't want it any other way.
  • Our life is in danger!
  • For whatever reason, our life is a TV show.
  • For whatever reason, our life is a TV show.
  • I just... our life is good.
  • Work is out there, and our life is here.
  • What I'm trying to say... is our life is here and I'm okay with that.
  • "The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it."
  • Our life is there, in the street.
  • Our life is modest, but sufficient.
  • Our life is a permanent graveyard shift.
  • Our life is one big proverbial coin toss.
  • Our life is here, Mira.
  • Our life is numbers these days.
  • Our life is here, Appa!
  • This is where our life is.

our life are

Incorrect. 'Our life are' is not a correct construction in English.

  • The years where everything became brighter, and we learned that the bright spots in our life aren't merely spots, but constants.
  • Now, the next 10y, ears ofy, our life are on the line.
  • It took out our life support. Backups aren't responding.
  • Our ways of life are too different, our backgrounds are incompatible.
  • For our true problems in life are technical not political.
  • really pushing the envelope of understanding how malleable our life systems are.
  • In our daily life we are continuously disturbed by aggressive sounds.
  • Best things in life are not our certainties, best things in life are our changes.
  • Our right to privacy, our right to property, our right to free speech and our right to life are all threatened by terrorists and criminals.
  • It is a fact of life that our children are often more computer literate than we are.
  • It is probably the case that a majority of the products forming part of our modern life-style today are manufactured from plastic or contain chemicals of some kind.
  • The girls are getting older, and if we don't maintain our social life, we are staring down the barrel of decades of just you and me.
  • Our ambitions are about life, living well, not our careers.
  • And we ultimately will be affected, because, as Sylvia Earle says, "The oceans are our life-support system."
  • When you think of all the headaches most human beings have in life... ours are all boiled down to only one.
  • Your little help will save our life.
  • Just part and parcel of our life together.
  • Not after what happened to our life savings.
  • This makes our life as parliamentarians impossible.
  • It's impacted on our life.

Alternatives:

  • Our lives are

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