fact of life
Example Sentences
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It is a damnable fact of life that great propaganda works even when you know it’s propaganda.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Americans, she says, shouldn't accept mass shootings as a fact of life.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
With the ongoing shutdown of the federal government, travelers are starting to find that flight delays and cancellations are becoming a fact of life.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 8, 2025
To most people, the nation’s vaccine system feels like a solid, reliable fact of life, doling out shots to children like clockwork.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025
An age when crime was a fact of life, and entire industries were based on apprehending, trying, and punishing criminals.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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