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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Aonishiki’s life story is the rare sort of immigrant narrative that the Japanese media likes to celebrate.
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Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Becket uses this time to take the guy through his entire life story (with some sizable, murder-free jumps notably missing), most of it hinging on that essential wound inflicted on him before he was born.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
But this isn’t TV – this is the real life story of Anna Kjellbin and Ronja Savolainen.
—Hannah Ryan, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
Samberg abruptly cuts them off by singing about his life story.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
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Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Becket uses this time to take the guy through his entire life story (with some sizable, murder-free jumps notably missing), most of it hinging on that essential wound inflicted on him before he was born.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
But this isn’t TV – this is the real life story of Anna Kjellbin and Ronja Savolainen.
—Hannah Ryan, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
Samberg abruptly cuts them off by singing about his life story.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Life story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20story. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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