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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The massacre at a beach that is a free-wheeling symbol of the Australian way of life has sent ripples of shock and grief across the nation.
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
The Bad River Band has long feared how an oil leak or spill could harm its land, water and way of life, as well as the Kakagon Sloughs, home to the largest wild rice bed remaining on the Great Lakes.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
To Indigenous people, the Klamath is a sacred being, inseparable from their way of life.
—The Editors, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Tucson’s mystique drew me back this year on a journey that revealed more of its magic and how its seeming austerity masks an abundance and way of life that reveals solutions for living well in an increasingly hot world.
—Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
The Bad River Band has long feared how an oil leak or spill could harm its land, water and way of life, as well as the Kakagon Sloughs, home to the largest wild rice bed remaining on the Great Lakes.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
To Indigenous people, the Klamath is a sacred being, inseparable from their way of life.
—The Editors, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Tucson’s mystique drew me back this year on a journey that revealed more of its magic and how its seeming austerity masks an abundance and way of life that reveals solutions for living well in an increasingly hot world.
—Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for way of life
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“Way of life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/way%20of%20life. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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