good life

noun

: a life marked by a high standard of living

Examples of good life in a Sentence

vowed to live the good life if he ever won the lottery
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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 My idea of what constitutes a good life has gradually shifted. Frances Dodds Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 18 May 2025 That shocked many of us, who value empathy as a virtue, a requirement of a good life, as taught in families, schools and religious venues all around the world. Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for good life

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of good life was in 1937

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“Good life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20life. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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