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 Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson Share Red Carpet Date Night at Amy Winehouse Biopic Premiere Who were the real-life figures in Winehouse's adult life, and who are the actors bringing them to the screen? —

Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024 Bright, sensitive and soulfully handsome, Adi dreams of a liberated adult life in Bucharest, though his unimaginative, God-fearing parents (Bogdan Dumitrache and Laura Vasiliu) see only a marine academy in his future. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 May 2024 Between scouring the internet for information and visiting countless doctors, getting to that point felt like having an unpaid full-time job for most of her adult life. —

TIME, 16 May 2024 As a professor for most of your adult life, up until retiring from Cal Arts last year, what relationship does your artistic practice have to your teaching? —

Adam Bradley, New York Times, 16 May 2024 The 31-year-old, who lives in rural Pennsylvania, has spent little of his adult life without a significant other. —

Li Cohen, CBS News, 15 May 2024 Prosecutors said Bryant’s parents had supported him on and off throughout his adult life. —

Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024 For Williams, who has spent much of her adult life attending high-profile events, the Met Gala is particularly meaningful. —

Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 6 May 2024 Much of her adult life, in some ways, Gilbert ran from Laura. —

Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024

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