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
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
Those most likely to be captured, men and women in the prime of life, had been contributing the greatest share of labor to their communities.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Full-grown and then some, in the prime of life.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
