midlife crisis
noun
: a period of emotional turmoil in middle age characterized especially by a strong desire for change
Examples of midlife crisis in a Sentence
We knew he was going through a midlife crisis when he bought a new sports car.
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Fey and fellow 30 Rock writers Tracey Wigfield and Lang Fisher have adapted The Four Seasons, Alan Alda’s 1981 comedy about boomers navigating midlife crises, as a Netflix series out May 1.
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
This must be the least interesting midlife crisis of all time.
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The fourth installment, Shrek Forever After (2010), explores Shrek’s midlife crisis and his wish to erase his past.
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Growth is what a midlife crisis boils down to—and that's not a bad thing.
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
This must be the least interesting midlife crisis of all time.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The fourth installment, Shrek Forever After (2010), explores Shrek’s midlife crisis and his wish to erase his past.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Growth is what a midlife crisis boils down to—and that's not a bad thing.
—Ricardo Madan, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for midlife crisis
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“Midlife crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midlife%20crisis. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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