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.
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Andie MacDowell is loving the simple life in South Carolina now that her kids have left home.
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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
Paris Hilton is living the simple life with her little ones.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
Either way, the millennials and Gen Zers who grew up amid financial crises, terrorist attacks, a pandemic and cultural turmoil, have begun to crave the simple life of woodland creatures.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
The Learning Curve 5 rules to build your version of the simple life
Because there’s not enough Walden pond to go around.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Either way, the millennials and Gen Z-ers who grew up amid financial crises, terrorist attacks, a pandemic and cultural turmoil, have begun to crave the simple life of woodland creatures.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
Wellness Swedish-style means getting away from a hectic work and home life to a weekend retreat to live the simple life with family and friends.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2024
Paris Hilton is happy to live the simple life with her two children, Phoenix and London.
—Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
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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
Paris Hilton is living the simple life with her little ones.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
Either way, the millennials and Gen Zers who grew up amid financial crises, terrorist attacks, a pandemic and cultural turmoil, have begun to crave the simple life of woodland creatures.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
The Learning Curve 5 rules to build your version of the simple life
Because there’s not enough Walden pond to go around.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Either way, the millennials and Gen Z-ers who grew up amid financial crises, terrorist attacks, a pandemic and cultural turmoil, have begun to crave the simple life of woodland creatures.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
Wellness Swedish-style means getting away from a hectic work and home life to a weekend retreat to live the simple life with family and friends.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2024
Paris Hilton is happy to live the simple life with her two children, Phoenix and London.
—Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
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“The simple life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20simple%20life. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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