as in American dream
a life marked by material wealth and comfort
vowed to live the good life if he ever won the lottery
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Only the religious are expected to dress differently and pray regularly, the rest of us are just expected to live a good life.
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Lubna Zeidan, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
What are the different shapes of what defines a good life?
—Outside Online, 25 June 2025
In that process, the sense that a good life was within my own power had been taken from me.
—Mara Gordon, NPR, 31 May 2025
He’s got a good life on his fastball, with a little bit of … late action to it, not necessarily sink, but more, maybe a little more cut.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
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Lubna Zeidan, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
What are the different shapes of what defines a good life?
—Outside Online, 25 June 2025
In that process, the sense that a good life was within my own power had been taken from me.
—Mara Gordon, NPR, 31 May 2025
He’s got a good life on his fastball, with a little bit of … late action to it, not necessarily sink, but more, maybe a little more cut.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for good life
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“Good life.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/good%20life. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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