fact of life
noun phrase
1
: something that exists and must be taken into consideration
2
facts of life plural
: the fundamental physiological processes and behavior involved in sex and reproduction
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Look, violent crime is a fact of life in America.
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Ann Lee’s impoverished childhood in Manchester is spent dreaming of service to God while feeling revulsion at the physical facts of life.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Jenkin wanted to imbue the film is the sense of impending tragedy, which is a fact of life for such communities.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Data breaches, such as the one that recently impacted Tea, are a sad fact of life.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Ann Lee’s impoverished childhood in Manchester is spent dreaming of service to God while feeling revulsion at the physical facts of life.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Jenkin wanted to imbue the film is the sense of impending tragedy, which is a fact of life for such communities.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Data breaches, such as the one that recently impacted Tea, are a sad fact of life.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fact of life
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“Fact of life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact%20of%20life. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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