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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Shi, a daughter of Chinese immigrants, grew up in Queens; she’s spoken about taking inspiration for Lei from her mother’s cooking and her father’s Chinatown social life.
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
By the mid-20th century, the mansion’s social life had quieted.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2026
Randy’s social life involved a scheming posse of white-supremacist survivalists who wanted to fight the ZOG (Zionist Occupied Government) by, say, forcing IRS agents to walk naked through the woods.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Hechtman, who quit drinking in 2021 after participating in Dry January, a challenge to abstain from alcohol for 31 days, said her social life has flourished since then.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
By the mid-20th century, the mansion’s social life had quieted.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2026
Randy’s social life involved a scheming posse of white-supremacist survivalists who wanted to fight the ZOG (Zionist Occupied Government) by, say, forcing IRS agents to walk naked through the woods.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Hechtman, who quit drinking in 2021 after participating in Dry January, a challenge to abstain from alcohol for 31 days, said her social life has flourished since then.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
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 5 Feb. 2026.
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