fact of life
Example Sentences
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Americans, she says, shouldn't accept mass shootings as a fact of life.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
Neither seems to notice that the most astonishing, extraordinary fact of life is our existence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 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
Either way, most mistakes are soon both forgiven and forgotten; they are a fact of life, and one ought not to lose sleep over them.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
