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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Still grieving the death of his wife and the imprisonment of his son, Brandis binges on booze but possesses a sharp and intuitive mind, even if his family life is in disarray.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, 12 percent said family life would be much easier without an animal, as pets often limited holidays, day trips, and even work travel.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The story is based on Ly’s own family life as well as the lives of some of his friends after witnessing disagreements that unfolded.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Her biggest oversight was not to have imagined that Cherry — the threat to her family life in the first place, a person capable of throwing an innocent cat out the window — could, and would, out-psycho her.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, 12 percent said family life would be much easier without an animal, as pets often limited holidays, day trips, and even work travel.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The story is based on Ly’s own family life as well as the lives of some of his friends after witnessing disagreements that unfolded.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Her biggest oversight was not to have imagined that Cherry — the threat to her family life in the first place, a person capable of throwing an innocent cat out the window — could, and would, out-psycho her.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Family life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20life. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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