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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Workers describe 12-hour days, six-day weeks, and environments where skipping weekends or social life feels like the price of staying relevant, even as anxiety about job security and AI’s impact on future roles grows. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026 Not merely a wine bar, but a gathering place beyond work and home, centered on community, conversation and the joy of Black social life. Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026 American Studies became a department in 1998 and focuses on cultural, intellectual and social life in the United States. Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026 The warm reception of that volume, the vibrant intellectual and social life of Cambridge, and above all the friendship with Hallam conspired to make Tennyson’s university years something of an idyll. Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 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 21 Feb. 2026.

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