prime of life
Example Sentences
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Alzheimer's disease has plagued one large Colombian family for generations, striking down half of its members in the prime of life.
From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023
They become the sickest person in the room, the one you desperately need to save because a young adult in the prime of life should not die.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2023
The disease, which causes paralysis, strikes many patients in the prime of life and often leads to death within two to five years.
From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2023
“We’re living in a time when young people in their prime of life are getting colon cancers,” Itzkowitz said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2023
Which makes you wonder, are they really speaking real words, or do little kids just start out naturally understanding each other before the prime of life sets in?
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
