social life
noun
: the part of a person's time spent doing enjoyable things with others
I joined the club to improve my social life.
She has a busy/hectic social life. It seems like there's a party every week.
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In addition to her professional ambitions, Mallory also had a thriving social life and was dating Anthony Cook.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
There would barely be room for work, let alone a social life.
—Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
This sense of balance keeps their social life from becoming a recurring source of tension.
—Mark Travers, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
Gender is both a feature of individual people and a mode of organizing social life.
—Elizabeth Anne Wood, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
There would barely be room for work, let alone a social life.
—Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
This sense of balance keeps their social life from becoming a recurring source of tension.
—Mark Travers, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
Gender is both a feature of individual people and a mode of organizing social life.
—Elizabeth Anne Wood, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for social life
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“Social life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20life. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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