real-life
Example Sentences
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“Fjord” is based on a controversial real-life 2015 case in which Norway’s child protective services sought to separate a couple from their five children on charges that the parents hit them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Iñárritu reveals that all of this is rehearsal for a new production of the cult-classic play “Fossil Fools,” about a real-life climate disaster and its players who changed the world forever.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Children approach large language models as a salve from real-life social pressures, only to end up feeling more isolated than before.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
Des Collins, senior partner of Collins Solicitors, said: "Today is about remembering the real-life consequences of responsibilities, at a local and state level."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
People were climbing Cerro Baul, building their maquettes, and praying that the heavens would give them the real-life equivalents.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
