of one's life

Idioms  

1. Being the greatest, worst, or best occasion of a lifetime, as in She was having the time of her life at the party, or The threatened takeover of the company put the president in the fight of his life.

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Example Sentences

His work has popularized the term healthspan—the years of one’s life when physical and mental abilities are still sharp, before disability or disease settles in—and the goal to maximize this period.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

"It can be so intense that it shapes or defines the rest of one's life," she says, adding that she is glad Rosy eventually found a safe space.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

However, during the course of one's life, random changes occur in the methylation patterns.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

One forgets, in a predigital world, how much of one’s life in a city involved yelling.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

There’s no bitterness in her voice, just the mortal sadness of looking ahead, toward the end of one’s life, at the gray streets and the rain.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich