way of life
idiom
1
: the habits, customs, and beliefs of a particular person or group of people
Unhampered development is threatening these farmers' way of life.
2
: an important activity, job, etc., that affects all parts of someone's life
For me, tennis is not just a sport, it's a way of life.
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Baseball was a way of life in the camps that incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II.
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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
This grew the population of the West but destroyed the way of life Indigenous people had cultivated for millennia, though many contemporary homesteaders have reinstated Indigenous practices to tend their land.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
However, locals fear that a U.S. annexation under Trump could seriously alter their traditional way of life.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
With three ranching family dynasties locked in a contest for control of the land, their lives and legacies are threatened by outside forces intent on destroying their way of life.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
This grew the population of the West but destroyed the way of life Indigenous people had cultivated for millennia, though many contemporary homesteaders have reinstated Indigenous practices to tend their land.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
However, locals fear that a U.S. annexation under Trump could seriously alter their traditional way of life.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
With three ranching family dynasties locked in a contest for control of the land, their lives and legacies are threatened by outside forces intent on destroying their way of life.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for way of life
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“Way of life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/way%20of%20life. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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