like death and taxes
Example Sentences
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Much like death and taxes, cringe comes for everyone eventually.
From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2023
But bills are guaranteed like death and taxes, so like a responsible adult, you toss your bag of expertise in the back of the closet and take what’s available.
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2018
To Sepkowitz, the Supreme Court ruling was recognition of the idea that “health care is not just another commodity, but is, like death and taxes, a requirement.”
From Scientific American • Jul. 2, 2012
To South Carolina Republican Arthur Ravenel Jr., cancellation of the B-2 is inevitable, "just like death and taxes."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Kind of thought she was sure, like death and taxes.
From Cap'n Eri by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby