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.

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The statistics of Marcel Bonin's career barely scratch the surface of his life story. —

Jon Paul Hoornstra, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 Anthony Robles worked with a group of Hollywood’s starriest filmmakers to turn his life story into the new movie Unstoppable. —

Jack Smart, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025 For his project, Lynch took on the story of John Merrick, whose sensational life story had already inspired Bernard Pomerance’s hit 1977 play. —

Chris Morris, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025 American Gods is Peaks-like in its focus on a hero (who is Cooper-like in his function, if not his appearance and life story) who bridges separate worlds that most of us aren’t aware of — the world of humans and the world of warring gods. —

Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for life story