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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Listening to Shaw-naé’s life story, that sentiment could very well be true.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
The book also covers Gerry’s life story and his relationship with his late wife and the mother of his three kids, Toni, who died six years before his season of The Golden Bachelor.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
Charlie Plummer, Stephen Graham, Toni Collette, Isabela Merced, Maisy Stella and Anthony Hopkins have joined the cast of Ibelin, a dramatization of the real life story of Norwegian gamer Mats Steen and his virtual alter ego in World of Warcraft.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Marlowe’s life story is also filled with near escapes, nefarious friends, bizarre escapades.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
The book also covers Gerry’s life story and his relationship with his late wife and the mother of his three kids, Toni, who died six years before his season of The Golden Bachelor.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
Charlie Plummer, Stephen Graham, Toni Collette, Isabela Merced, Maisy Stella and Anthony Hopkins have joined the cast of Ibelin, a dramatization of the real life story of Norwegian gamer Mats Steen and his virtual alter ego in World of Warcraft.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Marlowe’s life story is also filled with near escapes, nefarious friends, bizarre escapades.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Life story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20story. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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