life story

noun

: the things that have happened to someone in life
a life story that includes a childhood of extreme poverty
She told us her life story.

Examples of life story in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The last few years keep getting better and better for you, and your life story feels like a movie in its own right. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024 The claymation feature follows the lonely, snail-hoarding Gracie (Sarah Snook), who narrates her life story in a letter to her favorite snail, Sylvia. Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024 Jackson is not alone among Justices in telling her life story. Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 The exhibition showcases 15 new paintings, which are pivotal to his feature film of the same name, a semi-autobiographical piece that intertwines his artistic processes with his life story. Okla Jones, Essence, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for life story 

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“Life story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20story. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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