womb-to-tomb
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of womb-to-tomb
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Gewen’s book is a thoughtful rumination on human behavior, philosophy and international relations, not a womb-to-tomb biography.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2020
Workers who used to boast of their high living standards and womb-to-tomb social welfare system nowadays demonstrate in the streets to demand speedy government action to stop soaring prices and booming unemployment.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Benevolent Manufacturing State was the self-funded, full-employment, womb-to-tomb society--for autoworkers, auto executives, their families and their communities--that Henry Ford began in 1914 when he hiked the prevailing $3-a-day wage to $5.
From Time Magazine Archive
His principal monument is Britain's National Health Service, still the model of womb-to-tomb medical care.
From Time Magazine Archive
Britain's womb-to-tomb National Health Service is in the red again.
From Time Magazine Archive
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