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

This consideration never occurred to him before in his adult life. —Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

And then comes the clarity of morning, where the various choices and consequences of adult life stretch in front of her. —Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025

For most of her adult life, Erika Tello, a 21-year U.S. Navy veteran, has been a firefighter at bases around the world — including her last post as an emergency management supervisor in Bahrain — and worked on some of the most sophisticated battleships out there. —Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025

Decker, a standout high school wrestler in 2010, hasn't lived in the Pewaukee area for most of his adult life. —Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 23 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for adult life

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