slice-of-life
adjective
: of, relating to, or marked by the accurate transcription (as into drama) of a segment of actual life experience
Examples of slice-of-life in a Sentence
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Neeraj Pandey Vijay 69 Release Date: TBC Logline: Vijay 69 is a quirky, slice-of-life film about a man who decides to compete in a triathlon at the age of 69!
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
The movie is a beautiful slice-of-life vignette, complete with a story of family, companionship, love, and loss.
—Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2023
Since 2000, Yamazaki has directed a wide range of features from anime to slice-of-life dramas to science fiction and historical epics, wearing the VFX supervisor hat at the same time.
—Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Ever since baby Charlie bit his unsuspecting brother’s finger, kids have been going viral for those raw slice-of-life moments that were captured, described, shared and inexplicably blew up out of nowhere.
—Jared Bilski, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
Eileen has been, up to this point, a bruised slice-of-life drama, a dingy-retro period piece, and possibly a romance just waiting to rev its amour fou engine.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2023
The specificity of these conversations, even the subject matter itself, is a slice-of-life that video games just don’t play with.
—WIRED, 1 Nov. 2023
There are just these beautiful little moments that feel so slice-of-life.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2023
Those collaborations were a success, yielding a handful of thoughtful, slice-of-life portraits.
—Natalia Winkelman, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
The movie is a beautiful slice-of-life vignette, complete with a story of family, companionship, love, and loss.
—Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2023
Since 2000, Yamazaki has directed a wide range of features from anime to slice-of-life dramas to science fiction and historical epics, wearing the VFX supervisor hat at the same time.
—Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Ever since baby Charlie bit his unsuspecting brother’s finger, kids have been going viral for those raw slice-of-life moments that were captured, described, shared and inexplicably blew up out of nowhere.
—Jared Bilski, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
Eileen has been, up to this point, a bruised slice-of-life drama, a dingy-retro period piece, and possibly a romance just waiting to rev its amour fou engine.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2023
The specificity of these conversations, even the subject matter itself, is a slice-of-life that video games just don’t play with.
—WIRED, 1 Nov. 2023
There are just these beautiful little moments that feel so slice-of-life.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2023
Those collaborations were a success, yielding a handful of thoughtful, slice-of-life portraits.
—Natalia Winkelman, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
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