adult life

noun

: the period from the time one became an adult

I've worked here all of my adult life.

Examples of adult life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Thiel has spent the better part of his adult life building a coalition between Silicon Valley libertarianism and conservative Christianity. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026

For much of her adult life, poet Mary Oliver pursued her métier in relative obscurity, publishing well respected if modestly selling volumes of her work. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 July 2026

Published in October 2023, The Woman in Me became one of the fastest-selling celebrity memoirs ever, chronicling Spears’ rise to pop superstardom, the conservatorship that controlled much of her adult life and her eventual return to independence. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 July 2026

Someone retiring at age 66 and living until 90 will spend one-third of their adult life collecting benefits. — Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Rhymes for adult life

• afterlife
• pocketknife
• alewife
• birdlife
• folklife
• housewife
• jackknife
• midlife
• midwife
• nightlife
• penknife
• wildlife