for real

Example Sentences

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Despite the recent rally, neither stock has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past five years—a dismal stretch for real estate across the board.

From Barron's

That situation was the ticking clock, for real.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speaking during an appearance on “Boardroom Talks” with host Damien Scott, New Jersey native Corcoran gave one very blunt piece of advice to homebuyers and budding investors about what they should be looking for in properties, describing it as her top “rule” for real estate buys.

From MarketWatch

"Such controllability is essential for real applications, where reliable selection and reproduction of a desired stated are crucial for practical information encoding."

From Science Daily

At the forefront is “Pillion,” a provocatively daring film that eschews shock value for real emotion.

From Los Angeles Times