for real

Example Sentences

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This may have been a headline-grabbing display by Valverde, but he has been a key player for Real Madrid for some time now, having joined them back in 2017, but spent the first year on loan at Deportivo La Coruna.

From BBC

Valverde is not always the headline act for Real Madrid, but unquestionably one of the team's most versatile and reliable players.

From BBC

It looked like an under-23 side with a scattering of experience for Real.

From BBC

This was not a case of wholescale tactical and technical errors of the sort that left Spurs embarrassed across this city a day earlier, but Guardiola's positive approach opened the door for Real, who burst through it with relish.

From BBC

“Yeah. Yesterday was sort of a tryout. Today I’m babysitting for real.”

From Literature