family life
noun
: the kind of life a person normally leads when one is married and has children
He enjoys family life.
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Between her job as a law clerk for Justice Howard Wynn and a difficult family life, Avery Keene is balancing a lot.
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
This season, the Napiers also renovate the local hospital's maternity ward and the home of Ben's brother Jesse, all while attempting to keep a handle on their personal obligations and family life.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
By choosing a jurisdiction with strict privacy laws and tougher limits on photographing children, Clooney is effectively arbitraging legal regimes the way multinational corporations arbitrage tax codes—only here the protected asset is family life, not corporate profit.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Made between the end of World War II and the mid-1980s, the images reflect the daily work of photojournalists documenting protests, political campaigns, church gatherings, social events, labor meetings, and family life.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 29 Dec. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
This season, the Napiers also renovate the local hospital's maternity ward and the home of Ben's brother Jesse, all while attempting to keep a handle on their personal obligations and family life.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
By choosing a jurisdiction with strict privacy laws and tougher limits on photographing children, Clooney is effectively arbitraging legal regimes the way multinational corporations arbitrage tax codes—only here the protected asset is family life, not corporate profit.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Made between the end of World War II and the mid-1980s, the images reflect the daily work of photojournalists documenting protests, political campaigns, church gatherings, social events, labor meetings, and family life.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 29 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for family life
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“Family life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20life. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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