c'est la guerre

American  

[se la ger] / sɛ la ˈgɛr /

French.

1. such is war.

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Example Sentences

By the way, the trailer and one-sheet don’t seem to be aware “Last Mercenary” is a comedy, but c’est la guerre.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2021

Then the nation will get back to business, and the business of the nation these days is balancing the budget, and if balancing the budget requires cutting back on veterans' medical care--well, c'est la guerre.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Ze war, c'est la guerre; mais wat was ze man?"

From Fighting for the Right by Shute, A. B.

To all of which she replied quite simply, "Ah! monsieur, c'est la guerre!"

From Leaves from a Field Note-Book by Morgan, John Hartman

They told their stories simply and invariably finished with a shrug of the shoulders and the phrase "c'est la guerre n'est ce pas?"

From On the Fringe of the Great Fight by Nasmith, George G. (George Gallie)