life goes on
idiom
: the activities of life continue
Despite the political upheaval, for most people life goes on as usual.
Examples of life goes on in a Sentence
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Things change, but life goes on, as the arc of comedy slowly bends toward happiness.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
But even as the prospect of glory draws ever closer, there will be a buzz, a noise in the background, an inescapable reminder that real life goes on, that the summer ends, that this is not the part of the game that really matters.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 7 June 2024
The Olsens and their wares stand outside of many a price point anyway, however, and as life goes on fashion must find a way.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2023
While things change over the decades within and without the walls of the Metropol — people grow up or grow old, rulers die and are replaced, relationships deepen among characters and characters relate differently to their circumstances — life goes on.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
We may not have been acknowledged tonight but life goes on, and BEYOND…..
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
These days, life goes on at a slow pace in picturesque Frombork, but in the 16th century, a revolution happened here, not a bloody one, but the Copernican Revolution.
—Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2024
Some of the shots show quotidian activities, suggesting that life goes on, oblivious to the past.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
McDonald’s presence is a reminder that life goes on no matter what happens on fall Saturdays.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
But even as the prospect of glory draws ever closer, there will be a buzz, a noise in the background, an inescapable reminder that real life goes on, that the summer ends, that this is not the part of the game that really matters.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 7 June 2024
The Olsens and their wares stand outside of many a price point anyway, however, and as life goes on fashion must find a way.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2023
While things change over the decades within and without the walls of the Metropol — people grow up or grow old, rulers die and are replaced, relationships deepen among characters and characters relate differently to their circumstances — life goes on.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
We may not have been acknowledged tonight but life goes on, and BEYOND…..
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
These days, life goes on at a slow pace in picturesque Frombork, but in the 16th century, a revolution happened here, not a bloody one, but the Copernican Revolution.
—Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2024
Some of the shots show quotidian activities, suggesting that life goes on, oblivious to the past.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
McDonald’s presence is a reminder that life goes on no matter what happens on fall Saturdays.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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