fact of life

Example Sentences

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“He will do it, Corrie. I don’t say he wants it. To him it’s just a fact of life like any other. When we’d talk about girls we liked—at the university—he’d always say at the end, ‘Of course I could never marry her.

From Literature

Insecure housing and seasonal wages are a fact of life in St Ives.

From BBC

Most analysts think that e-bike and e-scooter schemes are here to stay - and local skirmishes over how they are parked may simply become a fact of life.

From BBC

“It’s just the way it is. It’s a fact of life.”

From Los Angeles Times

He lives in a "hacker-house", a shared living and workspace, where he and his colleagues continually swap ideas, and believes working long hours is just a fact of life.

From BBC