How to Use early in life in a Sentence

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  • And the mice grant themselves a head start early in life.
    Mallory Locklear, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
  • This belief often forms early in life.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • That was kind of a beautiful disguise, to fail early in life.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 14 Feb. 2022
  • What stuck out most to Murray was how early in life the changes are noted in the brain.
    Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Williams’ dreams of rock stardom were realized early in life.
    Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Enroll in swim lessons A child that learns to swim early in life will have the best chance at staying safe.
    Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 16 July 2023
  • The process starts early in life, and the rate of progression depends on lifestyle habits.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The idea is to create a warm, fuzzy feeling about the brand early in life, so shoppers will return again and again.
    Worth Sparkman, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Maintaining a cognitive reserve starts early in life but has to be worked at over the years.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2023
  • This advice holds even if your passion maps well to a potential career, at least early in life.
    Scott Galloway, TIME, 15 July 2024
  • Small animals, on the other hand, tend to get eaten pretty early in life.
    Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Her father had passed away early in life, so Nguyen and her siblings found ways to lessen the burden on their mom.
    Marie Lodi, refinery29.com, 24 May 2024
  • Epiphanies rarely come so early in life, but Palmer operates on her own schedule.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2022
  • So much of consumption occurs early in life, as people have children and buy homes, cars, and white goods.
    Zachary Karabell, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
  • The two sides differ also on whether a child’s transgender identity is set early in life.
    David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
  • However, a lack of vision early in life does lead to irreversible changes in the brain structure.
    Sachin Rawat, Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Brain imaging research shows that people who learn two languages early in life tend to process both languages in the same parts of the brain.
    Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Singer Brenda Lee is a Southern music icon who found her path early in life.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2024
  • This widespread impact emphasizes brain health’s crucial role early in life.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Kate Hudson believes that children should learn to be self-sufficient early in life.
    Ashley Hume, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Scientists know that conditions early in life play a large role in the development of a healthy brain.
    Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Bearology Research has found that teddy bear comfort starts early in life.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The syndrome usually surfaces very early in life and parents may be able to tell when an infant's hair begins to grow out.
    Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The doctor had some struggles, including one with alcohol early in life.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Diaz developed a tremendous work ethic early in life.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Many of these mass shooters have experienced some pretty horrific things in life early in life.
    CBS News, 12 June 2022
  • For now, experts say the best defense against aging is a healthy lifestyle, started as early in life as possible.
    Jamie Ducharme, Health, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Stefon had to take on a paternal role early in life and Trevon has been grateful for his brother’s guidance.
    Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Both biologists by training, the artistic pair’s interest in bats was piqued early in life.
    Olivia Deng, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Another reason guys don’t check themselves for cancer is that they aren’t taught to do so early in life, says Campbell.
    Mary Brophy Marcus, Men's Health, 8 Apr. 2022

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