life goes on

idiom

: the activities of life continue
Despite the political upheaval, for most people life goes on as usual.

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But the school is not entirely empty, and this is the world that Timestamp is about to take us into, a place where, astonishingly, life goes on. Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025 But life goes on … for everyone around her, at least. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2025 Salles understands that showing the ways in which life goes on in the face of such evil — or at least attempts to go on — offers a valuable truth into human nature. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025 But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least. Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for life goes on

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“Life goes on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20goes%20on. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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