life story

noun

: the things that have happened to someone in life
a life story that includes a childhood of extreme poverty
She told us her life story.

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Eckman is one of several husbands who disappeared in the recruitment parable the entrepreneuse made out of her life story. Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 The fitness legend began inching back into the spotlight in 2024 and was working on a Broadway musical of his life story at the time of his death. Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 The book, by co-creator Joel Sinensky, who is also Jewish, imagines what might happen if a progressive theater company adapted Frank’s life story with that question in mind. Frank Digiacomo, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026 After a successful Nashville preview, Dolly Parton is bringing her life story to Broadway. Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for life story

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“Life story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20story. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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