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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Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on … THURSDAY Fab weekend: The annual Beatles on the Beach tribute in Delray Beach takes place Thursday through Sunday, with headline events on Old School Square and plenty of parties, brunches, celebrity meet-and-greets and side gigs elsewhere around downtown. Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025 Watching a teenage version of Pistorius (portrayed by Jett Harris in the flashbacks) sitting slumped over like a vegetable as life goes on around him is far from pleasant, nor does Ascher want to make it so. Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025 But like all stories, life goes on after the cameras shut off. Cory Mull, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 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 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 1 May. 2025.

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