nature of the beast
Example Sentences
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"Football is brutal and yes, it's the nature of the beast, but messing with human beings' feelings and emotions shouldn't be acceptable."
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
“That’s unfortunate, but that’s just the nature of the beast sometimes.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025
“That’s the nature of the beast, right? It’s just sitting there, and then it strikes. So we just have to be ready on that sort of timescale to take that on and identify it accurately.”
From Scientific American • Jul. 11, 2023
"It's the nature of the beast, Panini have to pay a royalty figure to FIFA," Kieran says.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2022
Of course, we all understood that there would be an active youth to exhibit the ferocious nature of the beast after which the dance is named.
From Indian Boyhood by Eastman, Charles Alexander