make real

Example Sentences

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"These events are where you make real money that can boost your career and pay for your team," Samuel said.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

"It takes critical thinking to develop and use AI tools in ways that make real advances in science, technology and the humanities," Burton says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

“I remain hopeful he continues to speak out like this on social media and elsewhere, and even more hopeful that he leverages his relationships with Sundar and Demis to make real change,” Palowitch said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Instead, she said, McDonnell has lacked the decisiveness required to make real changes in the face of resistance from the police union and others.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

“She’s got her a nice pond past the grove,” Glenn said, “caked with slime and full of frogs. They make real good eating. The legs does.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck