such is life
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In short, everything got out of hand quickly and weirdly, but such is life in America 250 years after its founding.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026
“It was quite minor, not amazing timing, but such is life for an athlete. It’s nothing I’m worried about for the start of the tournament,” Rapinoe said Tuesday at the team’s media day.
From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2023
But such is life in 16th century Germany, the setting of this thought-provoking whodunit.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022
I suppose I could have cut costs by reigning in my love of sliced radishes, but such is life.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2022
"So you have, lass—so you have; I have been growing old and you have been growing beautiful; such is life; but never mind, your turn will come."
From How It All Came Round by Meade, L. T.