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

Brian Snitker has devoted 50 years to the Braves organization, the only employer he’s known in his adult life. —Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026

In the years that followed, Koh worked as a food delivery rider, a parcel courier, a bar worker and a livestreamer selling mobile accessories – experiences that fed directly into the third film’s portrait of a young man thrown unprepared into adult life. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026

My whole adult life & I don't know it without you. —Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026

Hayden, 73, who headed the Library of Congress from 2016-2025 and worked in libraries for much of her adult life, cited her profession as a vital bridge between writers and the general public. —ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for adult life

• afterlife
• pocketknife
• alewife
• birdlife
• folklife
• housewife
• jackknife
• loosestrife
• midlife
• midwife
• nightlife
• penknife