fact of life
Example Sentences
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Leaders of other countries went to him, a well-recognized fact of life in the United States Senate, when they needed something.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
The FSS also issued a “consumer warning” last week to remind investors that “with stock market volatility increasing” sharp price changes are a new fact of life.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
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
Most analysts think that e-bike and e-scooter schemes are here to stay - and local skirmishes over how they are parked may simply become a fact of life.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
To him, slavery, in all its harsh brutality, was a fact of life.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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