way of it
Example Sentences
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The film, among the first to receive an X rating, was the subject of 23 prosecutions for obscenity, which didn’t get in the way of it becoming a breakout hit in 1968.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
His name provokes heated debate - pro and con - and that was the way of it when his father called him up in the middle of the tour.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025
And there must have been, certainly in the early years, a sense of “caveat actor”: Bad stuff can happen on a movie set, and that’s just the way of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023
“We struggled at times to stay in front of this fire and stay out of the way of it because the winds and stuff were so strong,” said Monte Vista Police Chief George Dingfelder.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2022
It struck Jon as odd that there were no king’s men about the king, but that seemed to be the way of it.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
