Definitions

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

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

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023

I lived that history — that long, darkened slice of life that affected my heart and mind in ways unlikely ever to be undone.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 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