for real

Example Sentences

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He went looking for real liminal spaces during the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

But this time around it might be for real, with the two making the baby their “top priority.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Tech stocks yield just 0.4% on average, compared with 3.1% for real estate and 2.6% for energy and utilities stocks.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

You could guess that some of his Senedd members who have worked on certain portfolios for a while might want the jobs for real now - or he might want them to do something else.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Now I was doing it for real, finding the whole undertaking a lot messier but no less gratifying than what I’d imagined.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama