a life of leisure
noun phrase
: an existence that does not require that one works
She leads a life of leisure.
Examples of a life of leisure in a Sentence
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For somebody who’d allegedly prefer a life of leisure, Phoebe Robinson sure hustles.
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Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
FellinAI‘s first feature, The Sweet Idleness, imagines a world in which machines have eradicated 99% of jobs, leaving humans to a life of leisure.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
People from all these urban dystopias weren’t looking at it, but the man who traveled or lived a life of leisure, or the woman on the go, had a canvas tote bag.
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Kin Woo,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Ultimately, while the dream that humanity will be freed from the shackles of labor and freed to pursue a life of leisure and creativity is attractive, the leap to this utopian state is far from guaranteed.
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Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
Even a nest egg of $538,000 doesn’t make for a life of leisure — in one’s first year of retirement the 4% rule would yield $21,520.
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Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Nov. 2023
In Victory, California, men go to work while their wives live a life of leisure and tend to their homes, chatting with friends over lunch.
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Keith Langston,
Peoplemag,
27 June 2023
For a long time, the wealthiest lived a life of leisure at the expense of the toiling masses.
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Martin Wolf,
Foreign Affairs,
1 July 2015
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Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
FellinAI‘s first feature, The Sweet Idleness, imagines a world in which machines have eradicated 99% of jobs, leaving humans to a life of leisure.
—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
People from all these urban dystopias weren’t looking at it, but the man who traveled or lived a life of leisure, or the woman on the go, had a canvas tote bag.
—
Kin Woo,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Ultimately, while the dream that humanity will be freed from the shackles of labor and freed to pursue a life of leisure and creativity is attractive, the leap to this utopian state is far from guaranteed.
—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
Even a nest egg of $538,000 doesn’t make for a life of leisure — in one’s first year of retirement the 4% rule would yield $21,520.
—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Nov. 2023
In Victory, California, men go to work while their wives live a life of leisure and tend to their homes, chatting with friends over lunch.
—
Keith Langston,
Peoplemag,
27 June 2023
For a long time, the wealthiest lived a life of leisure at the expense of the toiling masses.
—
Martin Wolf,
Foreign Affairs,
1 July 2015
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“A life of leisure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20life%20of%20leisure. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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