adult life

noun

: the period from the time one became an adult
I've worked here all of my adult life.

Examples of adult life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Much of her adult life, in some ways, Gilbert ran from Laura. Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024 Josh fought every single day for most of his adult life, for his life, but this past Sunday, the challenge was too great. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2024 The collaboration had been a long time coming — Jakob says people have been floating the idea for his entire adult life. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024 Despite having spent his entire adult life in the public eye, he is measured, analytical, and almost intentionally unexciting. Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024 Still, the virtue of crate training puppies is espoused here in the United States, where crating often continues into a dog’s adult life. Kelly Conaboy, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024 Even in my adult life and my new family, most of us are artists. Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024 To look at his adult life from afar is to see someone searching for something — connection, camaraderie, love, justice — and believing he’s found it, again and again. David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024 Cataldo Maria made a choice two years ago as a high school senior that shaped the beginning of his adult life. Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024

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“Adult life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adult%20life. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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