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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Miranda’s concept retells Hamilton’s life story as one of an immigrant chasing the American dream.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
Earlier this month, music industry matriarch Tina Knowles – mother of music superstars Beyonce Knowles Carter and Solange Knowles – released her life story.
—Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The roots of the feature film go back to 2019 when Johnson’s production company landed the rights to Kerr’s life story.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
With his wife’s support, Oyelowo advocated filming in the Valley, specifically Stoney Peak in Chatsworth and Burro Flats in the Chumash territory, locations that were pivotal to his character’s life story.
—Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
Earlier this month, music industry matriarch Tina Knowles – mother of music superstars Beyonce Knowles Carter and Solange Knowles – released her life story.
—Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The roots of the feature film go back to 2019 when Johnson’s production company landed the rights to Kerr’s life story.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
With his wife’s support, Oyelowo advocated filming in the Valley, specifically Stoney Peak in Chatsworth and Burro Flats in the Chumash territory, locations that were pivotal to his character’s life story.
—Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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 May. 2025.
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