facts of life
Example Sentences
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Sooner or later, those feelings — and the economic facts of life — may catch up with the president.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025
After hearing the late CBS basketball commentator Billy Packer admonish college coaches to recognize the hot hand phenomenon, a friend of mine sent him my textbook summary of Gilovich’s team’s facts of life.
From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2023
Maybe it’s just me, but I’m not sure these qualify as the most basic facts of life.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2023
People can grasp the innate humanity of even this tiny being, but they must hear the facts of life in a patient and compassionate way.
From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2021
As I worked I listened to their talk and perceived its puzzled, wandering, superficial fumbling with the problems and facts of life.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
