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
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
That one branch of the family tree had begun to own the term ‘popular’ was to many classical music aficionados in itself a revealing and disturbing fact of life.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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