adult life
noun
: the period from the time one became an adult
I've worked here all of my adult life.
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For most of his adult life, Ángel Cabrera, 57, has been at school.
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Emma Whitford, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
In fact, sleep needs remain fairly constant through adult life though the ability to sleep decreases with age.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2024
As a player, Hildebrandt is a left-hand-hitting outfielder who at one point in his supposedly adult life was playing in five slow-pitch softball leagues.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
The rebels who toppled Assad are led by Abu Mohammad al-Julani, a man who has spent the better part of his adult life as a peripatetic jihadist mercenary.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Emma Whitford, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
In fact, sleep needs remain fairly constant through adult life though the ability to sleep decreases with age.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2024
As a player, Hildebrandt is a left-hand-hitting outfielder who at one point in his supposedly adult life was playing in five slow-pitch softball leagues.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
The rebels who toppled Assad are led by Abu Mohammad al-Julani, a man who has spent the better part of his adult life as a peripatetic jihadist mercenary.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Adult life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adult%20life. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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