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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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