way of life

idiom

1
: the habits, customs, and beliefs of a particular person or group of people
Unhampered development is threatening these farmers' way of life.
2
: an important activity, job, etc., that affects all parts of someone's life
For me, tennis is not just a sport, it's a way of life.

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Per a release, he was inspired to take part in the campaign to seek a better way of life with type 2 diabetes. — Chris Barilla, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025 The younger members of the Katzenellenbogen clan are certain that their forefathers’ way of life is no longer viable. — Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025 From a human perspective this extinction event turned out to be fortuitous, since the remains of these creatures were transformed into the oil and gas resources that underpin our modern way of life. 66 million years later human knowledge work is facing a similar extinction event. — Mark Settle, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 Williams Papadopoulos Design Williams Papadopoulos Design updated the grand living room of a 1909 home to accommodate the clients’ modern way of life while highlighting the space’s historic architecture. — Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for way of life

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