rat race
Example Sentences
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Modern dating can feel like a rat race, where meetups are faster, cheaper and more abundant.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“Maybe what I need to do is just celebrate all I’ve done instead of getting back into this rat race, on this treadmill, and look for something totally different,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Yet the pressures - the ones that are pushing more Chinese youth to quit the rat race, "lie flat" and take their frustrations out online - remain.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025
Wall Street Journal fitness writer Jen Murphy shares tips for staying in shape while running the rat race.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2024
Valerie was clearly weary of the rat race.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
