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Examples of midlife in a Sentence
changes that occur at midlife
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But midlife is a period for slowing down, and potentially even narrowing down partners.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 15 May 2024
Generous family and work policies likely lessen midlife loneliness through reducing financial pressures and work-family conflict, as well as addressing health and gender inequities.
—Frank J. Infurna, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2024
Work patterns decades earlier affect health in midlife To assess work-shift issues, Han used data from more than 7,300 participants, about 50% of whom were White, 33% Black and 19% Hispanic.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Stress neuroscience and epidemiology have also taught researchers recently that the chances of developing serious mental and physical illnesses in midlife rise dramatically when people are exposed to trauma or adverse events, especially during vulnerable periods such as childhood.
—Lawson R. Wulsin, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
The new action will also drive research into women’s midlife health and diseases and conditions that are prevalent after menopause, including rheumatoid arthritis, heart attack, and osteoporosis.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Under the executive order, Biden also stated the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs will evaluate the needs of women service members and veterans for midlife health issues, including menopausal symptoms.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
As twilight adorns the sky with its ethereal canvas, the horizon’s resplendent clouds mirror the trilogy of Xiao Xia albums reflecting upon Huang Qishan’s midlife journey.
—Billboard China, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024
This Disaster Loves You, by Richard Roper Sad-sack Brian, a British pub owner in midlife, has been mourning the baffling disappearance of his wife, Lily.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1807, in the meaning defined above
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“Midlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midlife. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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midlife
noun
mid·life
(ˈ)mid-ˈlīf
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