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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Sliding behind the wheel of a side-by-side utility vehicle, Shoffner takes off across the property and recounts her life story that led her away from the farm, into nonprofit work and back home when her dad got sick. — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026 The original impetus for the film, to be honest, was to look at an incredible life story over a long German period. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 My breadth of experience from my upbringing to fighting for Arkansans from all walks of life, gives me an advantage in understanding that life story every person brings into my court. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 Discussing the origins of the project, Heder said a friend who worked on the Sundance documentary Crip Camp, which starred the late Judy Heumann, tipped her off about Heumann’s life story. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for life story

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“Life story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20story. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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