slice of life
Example Sentences
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In an 2019 interview, Judge Caprio said his courtroom proceedings "show a slice of life of Rhode Island that is very interesting, and it reflects the same issues people are experiencing nationwide".
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025
One of the mistakes directors make is assuming that Chekhov’s plays offer a naturalistic slice of life.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025
Personal achievement should just be one slice of life, it should not be life itself.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023
When a woman falls in love in the sensitive French slice of life “Other People’s Children,” you may fall, too.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023
To get my slice of life, she said, I had to go where the pie was, get my knife out, and cut it.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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