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
His principal monument is Britain's National Health Service, still the model of womb-to-tomb medical care.
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
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
Among blacks, the poor are a majority, and for them inadequate health care�or none�is a womb-to-tomb reality.
From Time Magazine Archive
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