Definitions

slice of life

[slahys-uhv-lahyf] / ˈslaɪs əvˈlaɪf /

NOUN

realistic account of life experience

Synonyms

WEAK

episode of actual experience faithful rendering graphic account lifelikeness naturalistic description photographic realism realism realistic description realistic representation tranche de vie vraisemblance

Example Sentences

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Protest is a crucial slice of life in the young democracy, and it knows how to turn it into a party - packed with songs, chants, dancing and open mic sessions.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

“We looked at each episode being another kind of slice of life, a different chapter of looking at some particular thing in New York,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Personal achievement should just be one slice of life, it should not be life itself.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023

Reichardt is back on more familiar ground in her latest, “Showing Up,” a wonderful slice of life that’s set in present-day Portland and is about something that she knows intimately: making art.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023

To get my slice of life, she said, I had to go where the pie was, get my knife out, and cut it.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals