slice of life

[slahys-uhv-lahyf] / ˈslaɪs əvˈlaɪf /

NOUN

realistic account of life experience

Synonyms

WEAK

episode of actual experience faithful rendering graphic account lifelikeness naturalistic description photographic realism realism realistic description realistic representation tranche de vie vraisemblance

Example Sentences

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"That premise felt almost like a slice of life itself."

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024

Chekhov is sometimes mistakenly credited with presenting a slice of life.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024

This 14-second-long video is a disarming slice of life, a minor comic humiliation staged with impromptu precision.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Personal achievement should just be one slice of life, it should not be life itself.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023

Stuff that Luke had trouble calling art until his teacher told him to think about it as a slice of life.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss