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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According to Rawson, the Kansas native has spent much of her adult life trying to cope with the trauma of learning her father’s real nature.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
But for much of Pulte’s adult life, his identity has been closely intertwined with his family’s legacy company.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
An accomplished drummer and guitarist, Becker has dedicated his adult life to issues of international human rights and social justice, documenting war crimes in Lebanon, genocide in Rwanda, and the torture of the indigenous people of India.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
He was ultimately diagnosed with schizophrenia later in his adult life.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
But for much of Pulte’s adult life, his identity has been closely intertwined with his family’s legacy company.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
An accomplished drummer and guitarist, Becker has dedicated his adult life to issues of international human rights and social justice, documenting war crimes in Lebanon, genocide in Rwanda, and the torture of the indigenous people of India.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
He was ultimately diagnosed with schizophrenia later in his adult life.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.
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