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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Day jobs The Democratic nominee for president spent most of her adult life in government, starting out as district attorney in San Francisco, before serving as California's attorney general and then as a U.S. senator before becoming President Joe Biden's running mate in 2020. —

Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024 Here's Why the Election May Already Be Over | Opinion Donald Trump has spent his entire adult life objectifying, demeaning, and degrading women. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 As the foundations for building an independent adult life continue to crumble under young people’s feet, hypervigilant parents are fixated more than ever on the top-flight college degree as a guarantor of their children’s financial comfort and social standing. —

Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024 Lisa Middleton has spent her entire adult life working in local government, most recently as mayor and City Council member in Palm Springs, Calif. —

Isabela Espadas Barros Leal, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for adult life