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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Your social life will be thriving as a result.
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 26 Dec. 2025
The realities of how to run a business, coordinate work, and have a social life without time went unmentioned; what mattered was the fantasy of a time- and stress-free life.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
Otherwise, much of her social life in New York is also low cost, often centered around long walks in parks, meeting for coffee instead of drinks or spending evenings watching TV with her roommates at home.
—Mike Winters
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
Koichi has to think more about balancing a social life (and a part-time job at Family Mart) with a secret identity.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 26 Dec. 2025
The realities of how to run a business, coordinate work, and have a social life without time went unmentioned; what mattered was the fantasy of a time- and stress-free life.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
Otherwise, much of her social life in New York is also low cost, often centered around long walks in parks, meeting for coffee instead of drinks or spending evenings watching TV with her roommates at home.
—Mike Winters
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
Koichi has to think more about balancing a social life (and a part-time job at Family Mart) with a secret identity.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 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 1 Jan. 2026.
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