from (the) cradle to (the) grave

phrase

: from the beginning until the end of life

He led a life of hardship from the cradle to the grave.

The book describes her life from cradle to grave.

Examples of from (the) cradle to (the) grave in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gender, above all, determines how life is supposed to proceed, from cradle to grave; one of her longest digressions is an overview of the different ways that, to her mind, men and women are supposed to die. — Isle McElroy, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026

In contrast to a universal system that covers everyone from cradle to grave, an employer-first system leaves huge swaths of the population uninsured. — Sumit Agarwal, The Conversation, 3 July 2025

However, Scope 3 emissions, which encompass the entire carbon lifecycle from cradle to grave, present a more complex challenge. — David Craig, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

Good taste is supposedly ingrained in our genes and we’re all supposed to be effortlessly well dressed from the cradle to the grave. — Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2020

Virtually all Danes are protected by a universal health care system that takes very good care of residents from the cradle to the grave. — Christine Gorman, Scientific American, 10 May 2016