a slice of life

noun phrase

: an example of what ordinary life is like : something (such as a story or movie) that shows what ordinary life is like

The story is/shows/presents a slice of life in a small Midwestern town.

Examples of a slice of life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nakheon Choi of South Korea captured a slice of life in the country's capital, depicting workers relaxing in the Cheonggyecheon stream that runs through Seoul during a busy day in the concrete jungle. — New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2026

Explore a slice of life gallery from more than two decades ago to catch up. — Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 26 July 2025

Set in 1990s Iraq as dictator Saddam Hussein ruled the land, this is a slice of life actually shot in the country and a peek at what life was like then. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 May 2025

The show is loosely based on real people and events, a fictional comedy-drama with the backdrop of 1928 and a slice of life during the Harlem Renaissance. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025

That’s the essential ingredient in this particular Broadway pie, baked as a blend of life’s ups and downs, smoothing then out into a slice of life that supports people living their dreams and learning to find their best selves. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025

No season managed to feel simultaneously like an epic and a slice of life better than the first — though the entire show's legacy certainly speaks for itself. — EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025

Chekhov is sometimes mistakenly credited with presenting a slice of life. — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024

But this is not merely a slice of life in 2023 – a society glued to its digital devices. — Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2023

Rhymes for a slice of life

• afterlife
• pocketknife
• alewife
• birdlife
• folklife
• housewife
• jackknife
• midlife
• midwife
• nightlife
• penknife
• wildlife