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
Artificial intelligence has become a fact of life in the U.S., with people increasingly using it at work, school and home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Americans, she says, shouldn't accept mass shootings as a fact of life.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
Most of the other climbers in Base Camp were in similarly battered shape—it was simply a fact of life on Everest.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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