How to Use fact of life in a Sentence
fact of life
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Some say losing the U.S. edge is a fact of life, but that may not be the right word.
—Matthew Chase Levy, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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In some parts of the world, wandering dogs are a fact of life.
—Byrichard Pallardy, science.org, 28 June 2024
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The grass is green, the sky is blue, and Katie Holmes is a fan of an oversized tote bag — those are just a few facts of life.
—Kayla Blanton, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
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Just a fact of life with the Real Quarterback of Florham Park.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2024
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Greed is just a fact of life, and according to — and never will.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 25 July 2024
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These days, tariffs are just a fact of life for investors.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 June 2025
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Like fog in San Francisco, the bura is a fact of life on Pag.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 16 Apr. 2025
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Or is this texture change just a sad but normal fact of life?
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2025
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Fields, who has lived on and off the streets in Lancaster for two decades, said the scorching heat is a fact of life.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
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Bruce Springsteen, known by his fans as the Boss, is not immune to this inevitable fact of life.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
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Instead, it can be seen as a drag, something that’s simply a fact of life.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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There was a time when the Chamber accepted labor unions as a fact of life.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2023
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And for a long time, hurricanes have been a fact of life ‒ and usually mild enough to ride out in town.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
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The wider conflict in the region has been a fact of life since early October of last year.
—The Editors, National Review, 12 Jan. 2024
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Split ends are a normal and common fact of life, but that doesn't mean pros can't teach you how to prevent and treat them.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 22 June 2023
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Read the transcript here: In Idaho County, Idaho, four-wheel drive is a fact of life.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2024
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Grizzly bears are an ever-present fact of life at that cabin.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 27 June 2024
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Self-protection is a necessary fact of life in this line of work.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
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That sort of shuffling is a fact of life for any offensive line, said Andrews.
—Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
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By now, Ozzy was a fact of life that songwriters couldn’t resist evoking as a way to set the table.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2025
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As a South Florida native, it's simply just been a fact of life.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2023
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In Banff National Park, grizzly bears are a fact of life and a symbol of wilderness.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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The threat of gun violence has become a fact of life for America’s schools.
—Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
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Britain isn’t accustomed to the waves of labor unrest that can be a fact of life in countries where the right to strike is enshrined in law.
—Tom Rees, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2023
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This is taught to us from the early days, an unalienable truth, a simple fact of life, like pooping.
—Doug Demuro, Robb Report, 4 July 2023
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Insomnia quickly became a fact of life.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
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Even in the absence of that, leaks are facts of life, especially given the importance of the position.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
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That’s a fact of life that adds to the anxiety that opponents such as the Grand Canyon Trust face.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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Here's why your electric bill is going up Inflation is a fact of life, especially in recent years.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
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Milwaukee’s reading crisis has been a grim fact of life for years.
—Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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