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
