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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Soloviev didn’t look the part of a billionaire who has spent most of his adult life on Lily Pond Lane.
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Reeves Wiedeman,
Curbed,
22 June 2026
The American shad spends much of its adult life in the Atlantic Ocean but returns to the freshwater rivers in the upper reaches of the Chesapeake Bay to spawn.
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Torben Rick,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
For my entire adult life to this point, making an appointment was as simple as making a phone call.
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Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
For his entire adult life, Mbappe has been seen as the player at the vanguard of the post-Messi, post-Ronaldo, post-Neymar era.
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Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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Reeves Wiedeman,
Curbed,
22 June 2026
The American shad spends much of its adult life in the Atlantic Ocean but returns to the freshwater rivers in the upper reaches of the Chesapeake Bay to spawn.
—
Torben Rick,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
For my entire adult life to this point, making an appointment was as simple as making a phone call.
—
Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
For his entire adult life, Mbappe has been seen as the player at the vanguard of the post-Messi, post-Ronaldo, post-Neymar era.
—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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 4 Jul. 2026.
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