for real

Example Sentences

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Is Orsolya looking for real solutions or simply a way to feel better?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“I’m really excited, and I’m so happy that people are starting to trust me and they’re really coming to me for real estate support.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

These days, a horror film must also be a blistering allegory for real life, with plenty of subtextual significance for the thinking viewer to glom onto.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

He went shopping for real estate, first buying out the warehouse space he had been renting, then turning back to the idea of reviving the bookstore.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“It’s kind of a relief . . . not being related to them. I don’t want to be like Mom and Dad, anyhow. But who am I for real? Who are my real parents?”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix