for real

Example Sentences

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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

"The experimental demonstration of KPZ universality in two-dimensional material systems highlights just how fundamental this equation is for real non-equilibrium systems," says Diehl, commenting on the Würzburg team's achievement.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Target’s collection, on the other hand, is one of the most ghastly sartorial abominations ever made, let alone sold for real money.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

That Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei seem to hate each other for real is an additional wrinkle in the companies’ jostling for people’s hearts and minds.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 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