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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Jorge Fuller has spent much of his adult life in front of an audience, whether teaching in a classroom or performing poetry on stage. Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025 For most of his adult life, Crosetti Brand terrorized and abused women, prosecutors said, until a brave 11-year-old boy stopped him for good. Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025 The film follows Aria, whose quiet adult life is upended by the return of Rosemary, her childhood companion and the keeper of a desire that never had a name. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 July 2025 To witness in real time the writers stray so far from the stories that set us up for adult life can feel like a kind of betrayal. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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