real world
Example Sentences
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This is not to denigrate players who have bust a gut for their country; it's an attempt to explain the real world they live in.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
The study, titled "Invasive goldfish trigger a regime shift in experimental lake ecosystems of varying trophic state," used large outdoor freshwater mesocosms designed to mimic real world lake conditions.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026
In the real world, almost all retirees have some taxable income, even if it’s just bank account interest.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
Meanwhile, in the real world, the free market is a prosperity dynamo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
It don’t work that way in the real world.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
