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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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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