autobiography
noun
au·to·bi·og·ra·phy
ˌȯ-tə-bī-ˈä-grə-fē 
-bē-
plural autobiographies
: the biography of a person narrated by that person : a usually written account of a person's life in their own words
celebrity autobiographies
The fall and rise of Chrysler Corporation is an oft-told tale—three books on the subject have appeared already, including Lee Iacocca's bestselling autobiography.—
Jerry Flint
Jerry FlintFrederick Douglass's autobiographies are invaluable both for what they reveal about antebellum slavery and for what they reveal about a remarkable American.—Peter Kolchin
Peter KolchinThis last book … is part autobiography and part fiction, though it is listed as fiction.—Mims Cushing
Mims CushingSome 400 crowded both floors of the bookstore and lined up around the block as Iggy [Pop] signed the entire stock of 200 copies of his autobiography "I Need More."—Publishers Weekly
Publishers WeeklyIn recent years, the biggest-selling baseball books have been autobiographies of colorful personalities, written with the aid of collaborators.—Ray Walters
Ray WaltersThe letters are arranged chronologically and episodically to form an autobiography.—William S. McFeely
William S. McFeelyExamples of autobiography in a Sentence
I read her autobiography last year.
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In addition to her work with publications like BBC's Good Food and The Times Magazine, Hussain is the prolific author of 10 cookbooks, four children's books, three fiction books, and a 2019 autobiography, Finding My Voice.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
In her autobiography, Gibson wrote about biding her time rather than choosing to agitate.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Like her other books comprising private connections and recollections, Romano preferred to call Le parole a novel rather than a memoir or autobiography, seeing the distinction between fact and fiction as an irrelevant one for literature.
—Brian Robert Moore
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The title, which recounted McCurdy’s career as a child actress and her difficult relationship with her abusive mother who died in 2013, won the 2023 American Library Association Alex Award and the 2022 Goodreads Choice Award in the memoir and autobiography category.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
In her autobiography, Gibson wrote about biding her time rather than choosing to agitate.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Like her other books comprising private connections and recollections, Romano preferred to call Le parole a novel rather than a memoir or autobiography, seeing the distinction between fact and fiction as an irrelevant one for literature.
—Brian Robert Moore
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The title, which recounted McCurdy’s career as a child actress and her difficult relationship with her abusive mother who died in 2013, won the 2023 American Library Association Alex Award and the 2022 Goodreads Choice Award in the memoir and autobiography category.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for autobiography
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“Autobiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autobiography. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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autobiography
noun
au·to·bi·og·ra·phy
ˌȯt-ə-bī-ˈäg-rə-fē
-bē-
: a biography written by the person it is about
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