c'est la vie
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“I think if a guy doesn’t want to be here for whatever reason, then c’est la vie, it’s all good.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
The term never caught on — ut c’est la vie.
From The Verge ● May 31, 2022
You can’t get much more contrived than getting three supermodels to arrange your hair on a yacht, but c’est la vie, because after Jenner received 3.5m likes, the pose became incredibly popular among copycats.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2019
There was little other action on the Senate floor as the hours passed, even as the Assembly chugged along with various minor bills and a vague sense of c’est la vie.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2018
The French version of the same idea is in no way inferior to the Greek: On entre, on crie, Et c'est la vie!
From Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 by Evelyn Baring
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