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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Perry struggled with drug addiction during his adult life, but had been sober for more than a year before his death from an overdose of ketamine.
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
During an interview with Men’s Health, Big Hit opened up about spending most of his adult life behind bars.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Although learning in our adult life is never finished, young children do learn relatively faster than adults.
—Leah Gomes, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The interview is centered on reminiscences of the start of Leo’s adult life.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
During an interview with Men’s Health, Big Hit opened up about spending most of his adult life behind bars.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Although learning in our adult life is never finished, young children do learn relatively faster than adults.
—Leah Gomes, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The interview is centered on reminiscences of the start of Leo’s adult life.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Adult life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adult%20life. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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