real world
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"We have protections to keep children safe in the real world and we need them in the virtual world too," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Very little of that will happen in the real world, presumably.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
“The real world is very complex, and has a lot of special cases and hard edges, and you can’t approximately miss something,” says Konidaris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
People aren’t as isolated; they are reconnecting with the real world.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Problem is, in the real world, 93 is the crap grade; colleges know what it means—you do just well enough to stay in the 90’s.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
