way of life

idiom

: the habits, customs, and beliefs of a particular person or group of people

Unhampered development is threatening these farmers' way of life.

: 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.

Examples of way of life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the fact that these physical pressures forced a unicellular creature into an alternate way of life that was hard to reverse feels quite powerful, Simpson said. —

Veronique Greenwood, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2024 Our way of life has led us to navigate the four hemispheres of the world in which our collections exist. —

Sofia Celeste, WWD, 8 Aug. 2024 Climate & Environment For Subscribers For these Death Valley residents, extreme heat is a way of life July 21, 2024 Feng said the simple physics model gets researchers most of the way there, then the computer optimization is able to account for complexities that the physics equations can’t handle. —

Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024 Today, the house is listed as a bed and breakfast, welcoming a growing community of like-minded travelers from all over the globe, offering a slow, serene, and authentically responsible way of life. —

Gautami Reddy, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for way of life

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