that's life
Example Sentences
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And the whole business proves, happily, to have a lot of heart — broken sometimes, but that’s life, even in Toontown.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
He probably would have preferred a different ending, but that's life.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
“I like that,” he adds, “because that’s life in a way. Everything’s subjective.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024
So if I ask John to wipe down his computer even though he doesn’t feel like he needs to wipe it down and that annoys him, well, that’s life, baby.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2024
It’s a rotten shame to have to let go just when luck has changed ... but that’s life all over....
From Colorado Jim by Goodchild, George