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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Now in his 40s, Frank has been in prison for almost his whole adult life, spending 17 years in solitary for assaulting two of his fellow inmates.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
Conservatives have spent my adult life touting limited government.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
Such ambition will drive Hannelius to the next phase of adult life post-girlhood.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Annese has spent nearly the entirety of his adult life as a football coach and has never fired up a smoothie station.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
Conservatives have spent my adult life touting limited government.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
Such ambition will drive Hannelius to the next phase of adult life post-girlhood.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Annese has spent nearly the entirety of his adult life as a football coach and has never fired up a smoothie station.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 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 1 Feb. 2026.
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