midlife crisis
noun
: a period of emotional turmoil in middle age characterized especially by a strong desire for change
Examples of midlife crisis in a Sentence
We knew he was going through a midlife crisis when he bought a new sports car.
Recent Examples on the Web
Yes, sometimes people who leave in the throes of a midlife crisis do come back.
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Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
From housing to dining out to the midlife crisis, much has been made about how millennials have less money to spend compared to their baby boomer parents.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 June 2024
The Virgin Suicides dissipated with this story of a young woman (Scarlett Johansson) who doesn’t know what to do with herself or her life, and who, left to her own devices in Tokyo, crosses paths with a middle-aged movie star (Bill Murray) in the midst of a midlife crisis.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
Can’t a girl have a nervous breakdown/trial separation/midlife crisis/death/divorce in peace around here?!
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
Plus, other real-life factors have contributed to the feelings of a midlife crisis.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 31 May 2024
Dance In its fifty-fifth year, Dance Theatre of Harlem is looking good, fully recovered after a kind of midlife crisis.
—The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
The trouble is, a midlife crisis can hit just as retirement is becoming more real.
—Juli Fraga, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2024
Leo's midlife crisis comes via his aspirations for his son.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2023
Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
From housing to dining out to the midlife crisis, much has been made about how millennials have less money to spend compared to their baby boomer parents.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 June 2024
The Virgin Suicides dissipated with this story of a young woman (Scarlett Johansson) who doesn’t know what to do with herself or her life, and who, left to her own devices in Tokyo, crosses paths with a middle-aged movie star (Bill Murray) in the midst of a midlife crisis.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
Can’t a girl have a nervous breakdown/trial separation/midlife crisis/death/divorce in peace around here?!
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
Plus, other real-life factors have contributed to the feelings of a midlife crisis.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 31 May 2024
Dance In its fifty-fifth year, Dance Theatre of Harlem is looking good, fully recovered after a kind of midlife crisis.
—The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
The trouble is, a midlife crisis can hit just as retirement is becoming more real.
—Juli Fraga, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2024
Leo's midlife crisis comes via his aspirations for his son.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2023
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“Midlife crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midlife%20crisis. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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