fact of life
noun phrase
1
: something that exists and must be taken into consideration
2
facts of life plural
: the fundamental physiological processes and behavior involved in sex and reproduction
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Instead, it can be seen as a drag, something that’s simply a fact of life.
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Callum Booth, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The sudden illness and death of a baby is presented obliquely, because infant deaths are a fact of life in Vermiglio.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Find the Camaraderie There is so much more that unites us than divides us, and disagreements are a fact of life.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Little annoyances and setbacks are practically an everyday fact of life.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 31 Jan. 2025
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Callum Booth, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The sudden illness and death of a baby is presented obliquely, because infant deaths are a fact of life in Vermiglio.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Find the Camaraderie There is so much more that unites us than divides us, and disagreements are a fact of life.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Little annoyances and setbacks are practically an everyday fact of life.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fact of life
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“Fact of life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact%20of%20life. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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