From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsign of lifesign of lifea) living/alivea movement that shows that someone is alive, or something that shows that there are people in a particular place She listened intently for signs of life. b) something that shows that a situation is becoming more active Commercial property markets are now showing definite signs of life. → sign
Examples from the Corpus
sign of life• Even when all sign of life had gone I kept on feeling itchy.• There are signs of life above the snow, too.• A flock was once thought to be a decisive sign of life, some noble formation only life could achieve.• Here are inchoate signs of life, but not as we know it, Jim.• After the bout in which I intimated signs of life, I came through the ropes, smiling.• It was Hilda Machin, and there was no sign of life.• There was no sign of life.• I looked around for the slightest sign of life. 