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

My cousin in Egypt wanted to know if this Huckabee guy was for real.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

We all stared, trying to figure out if he was for real or not.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller