slice-of-life
adjective
: of, relating to, or marked by the accurate transcription (as into drama) of a segment of actual life experience
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Amid a global pandemic, its slice-of-life portrayal of a suburban Texas neighborhood felt nourishing, a vicarious experience of the mundane dailiness that COVID had yanked away.
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
Grace Zhang is a filmmaker from New York whose work interweaves slice-of-life scenes with dream sequences and memories.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 July 2025
Unusually slice-of-life for a network cartoon, the original series presented Hank, a Reagan-adoring small-c conservative, as neither exemplar nor punch line.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Known for its slice-of-life storytelling and early glimpses of future stars, the series holds a nostalgic place in '90s television.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 20 July 2025
The episode is a humble (in all the best ways) slice-of-life snapshot — specifically, of Black life in a part of Chicago rarely shown in the series, which is otherwise hyperfocused on the Berzatto family on the city’s north side.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025
There is anime for various kinds of people — there’s action, romance, slice-of-life, sci-fi, fantasy.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2025
The movie — directed by Robert Redford — is a beautiful slice-of-life vignette, complete with a story of family, companionship, love, and loss.
—Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 27 June 2025
The script is studded with hyperlocal slice-of-life references that play very well with Arts & Ideas audiences.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
Grace Zhang is a filmmaker from New York whose work interweaves slice-of-life scenes with dream sequences and memories.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 July 2025
Unusually slice-of-life for a network cartoon, the original series presented Hank, a Reagan-adoring small-c conservative, as neither exemplar nor punch line.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Known for its slice-of-life storytelling and early glimpses of future stars, the series holds a nostalgic place in '90s television.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 20 July 2025
The episode is a humble (in all the best ways) slice-of-life snapshot — specifically, of Black life in a part of Chicago rarely shown in the series, which is otherwise hyperfocused on the Berzatto family on the city’s north side.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025
There is anime for various kinds of people — there’s action, romance, slice-of-life, sci-fi, fantasy.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2025
The movie — directed by Robert Redford — is a beautiful slice-of-life vignette, complete with a story of family, companionship, love, and loss.
—Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 27 June 2025
The script is studded with hyperlocal slice-of-life references that play very well with Arts & Ideas audiences.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
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“Slice-of-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slice-of-life. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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