the simple life
noun
—used to refer to a manner of living in which a person does not own many things or use many modern machines and usually lives in the countryside
He lives in a small cabin and enjoys the simple life.
Examples of the simple life in a Sentence
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Finding the simple life is as easy as booking a stay at one of these amazing dude ranches.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Perhaps time will tell if this rumor is indeed true—but for now, the British star can mostly be found relishing in the simple life on her Georgia farm.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
City slicker visits a small town, falls in love with a local shop owner, and learns to appreciate the simple life: Most of us have heard the story before, and Nora, a literary agent in New York, wants no part of it.
—Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Smith learned the simple life at an early age, lifting hay and feeding the cows every Saturday on the farm of Henry Henderson Sanders Jr., his maternal grandfather, in Tennessee.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The film’s synopsis reads: Kári cherishes the simple life in his small village.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
By Janice Wald Henderson and Paris Wilson March 25, 2025
A Guide to Korčula, Croatia, a Hidden Gem on the Dalmatian Coast
In-the-know travelers are swerving Croatia’s party-loving islands for the simple life on this Dalmatian gem.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2025
Andie MacDowell is loving the simple life in South Carolina now that her kids have left home.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
There’s also action in the Bahamas, where a local named Neville (Ronald Peet) wants to hold on to the simple life with his pet (bad) monkey in the midst of a shady real estate grab.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Perhaps time will tell if this rumor is indeed true—but for now, the British star can mostly be found relishing in the simple life on her Georgia farm.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
City slicker visits a small town, falls in love with a local shop owner, and learns to appreciate the simple life: Most of us have heard the story before, and Nora, a literary agent in New York, wants no part of it.
—Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Smith learned the simple life at an early age, lifting hay and feeding the cows every Saturday on the farm of Henry Henderson Sanders Jr., his maternal grandfather, in Tennessee.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The film’s synopsis reads: Kári cherishes the simple life in his small village.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
By Janice Wald Henderson and Paris Wilson March 25, 2025
A Guide to Korčula, Croatia, a Hidden Gem on the Dalmatian Coast
In-the-know travelers are swerving Croatia’s party-loving islands for the simple life on this Dalmatian gem.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2025
Andie MacDowell is loving the simple life in South Carolina now that her kids have left home.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
There’s also action in the Bahamas, where a local named Neville (Ronald Peet) wants to hold on to the simple life with his pet (bad) monkey in the midst of a shady real estate grab.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
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