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 Shelly has been putting on the ol’ razzle dazzle for most of her adult life — literally, as the Vegas showgirl has long been a cast member of Le Razzle Dazzle, an old-school feathers-and-rhinestones show that the city sure loves celebrating, but isn’t so hot on actually attending. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024 By Sophie Gilbert For a large part of her adult life, Anna Marie Tendler was best known as a character in someone else’s bit. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024 To some extent, Netanyahu has been preparing to fight this war his entire adult life. Eric Cortellessa/jerusalem, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024 Voices of voters Independent voter Janie Brookbank, 72, is eager to cast her ballot for Harris. Brookbank is a retired small business owner who was born in Michigan, spent much of her adult life in California and moved to Florida a decade ago, settling in Dunedin. Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for adult life 

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“Adult life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adult%20life. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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