Examples of 'rat race' in a sentence

Meaning of "rat race"

The term 'rat race' is used figuratively to describe a competitive and stressful lifestyle in which people constantly strive for success, wealth, and social status. It refers to the endless pursuit of material possessions and the feeling of being trapped in a monotonous routine with little personal fulfillment
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  • An activity or situation which is congested with participants and which is hectic or tedious, especially in the context of a busy, modern urban lifestyle.
  • The busy, modern urban lifestyle itself, especially when seen as a competition for wealth or power.
  • Inconsiderate or unfair competition, where the competitors are willing to do just about anything to win.

How to use "rat race" in a sentence

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Out of the rat race of the city.
Thrown back into the rat race.
The rat race is not for everyone.
Back into the rat race tomorrow.
The rat race is no more a rat race.
I needed a breather from the rat race.
The rat race kills a lot of romances.
I got to get out of this rat race.
The rat race is for the rats.
Not everyone is made for rat race.
We take the rat race to the next level.
I am through with the banking rat race.
I would be in the rat race like everybody else.
George can have his rat race.
Exiting the rat race is my goal.

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I wanna get out of the rat race.
Leaving the rat race is easy.
A chance to get out of this rat race.
The rat race is exactly that.
We are escaping the rat race with you.
The rat race has stopped.
Life is nothin but a fat rat race.
Getting out of the rat race is not impossible.
I am sick and tired of the rat race.
That rat race back there is almost another world.
We moved here to escape the rat race.
No more rat race for me.
I do not want to be part of the rat race.
I gave up on that rat race years ago.
Retirement is about quitting the rat race.
Being a part of the rat race is not easy.
Nobody wants to be trapped in the rat race.
Freedom from the rat race you people live in.
A great escape from the rat race.
Spare yourself the rat race by investing in a better system.
The trouble with the rat race is.
The rat race won.
Society programs us for the rat race.
No rat race to keep up with.
There is a way out of the rat race.
Sadly still in the rat race for the moment.
It seems impossible to escape the rat race.
Escaping the rat race and living life as we pleased.
You do really escape the rat race.
Getting out the rat race should be the goal.
And you are out of the rat race.
Abandon the rat race and live a simple life.
We have to get out of this rat race.
Your rat race sounds like a lot of fun too.
The system today is called a rat race.

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