adult life
noun
: the period from the time one became an adult
I've worked here all of my adult life.
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ATPs help students with disabilities, ages 18-22, transition to adult life by focusing on employment, independent living and community skills.
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Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Vought, who is 49, has spent his entire adult life in Washington.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Vought, who is forty-nine, has spent his entire adult life in Washington.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
According to Rawson, the Kansas native has spent much of her adult life trying to cope with the trauma of learning her father’s real nature.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
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Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Vought, who is 49, has spent his entire adult life in Washington.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Vought, who is forty-nine, has spent his entire adult life in Washington.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
According to Rawson, the Kansas native has spent much of her adult life trying to cope with the trauma of learning her father’s real nature.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for adult life
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“Adult life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adult%20life. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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