good life
noun
1
: a life marked by a high standard of living
She grew up poor but is now living the good life.
2
: a happy and enjoyable life
He moved from the city to the country in search of the good life.
Examples of good life in a Sentence
vowed to live the good life if he ever won the lottery
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Her guiding rule has given her a good life with her teenaged daughter, a job as a philosophy tutor, and a coven of friends.
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The father’s job, as a judge for the Revolutionary Court, gives them a good life, but anti-government protests are brewing; and when a brutal police crackdown follows, the children see that their father is part of the problem.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 4 Jan. 2026
Those unseen forces — love, devotion, courage, fidelity — form the quiet architecture of a good life.
—Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Rather than focus solely on the role of mental health in suicide, Rebolini questions the impact of predatory capitalism on the ability to live a good life.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The father’s job, as a judge for the Revolutionary Court, gives them a good life, but anti-government protests are brewing; and when a brutal police crackdown follows, the children see that their father is part of the problem.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 4 Jan. 2026
Those unseen forces — love, devotion, courage, fidelity — form the quiet architecture of a good life.
—Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Rather than focus solely on the role of mental health in suicide, Rebolini questions the impact of predatory capitalism on the ability to live a good life.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for good life
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“Good life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20life. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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