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
How chagrined the weavers of these tributes would have been to observe the fickle nature of the beast in question!
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon