the good life
Example Sentences
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But, if I may say so, the good life has other important components, and optimizing too much — rather than settling for “good enough” — may defeat the well-lived life.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
For 20 years, the Ngogo chimps of Uganda’s Kibale National Park “were living the good life by being together,” Mitani said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
They accused him of having made the most of the good life during his military career, while they, as part of the young generation, struggled.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
When Louise Yule and her partner moved to an Aberdeenshire farm 20 years ago in search of the "good life" they had no intention of starting an animal sanctuary.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
Most of them were young people fed up with the good life, wanderers like him in search of a philosophy that would allow them to exist without participating in earthly strife.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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