real-life
Example Sentences
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A brief mention of a pizza-spinning girlfriend is tossed off immediately after, replaced by vivid stories about his first summer working at the real-life Flagship, given the pseudonym The Dreadnaught.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
The art of subtlety and nuance and true compassion and care for real-life people and real relationships is not a performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
As designers tap in to AI-powered tools to conceive and test new products faster, real-life physical prototypes remain a critical element of the process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The superhero movie - starring real-life husband and wife Tom Holland and Zendaya - is only behind Avengers: Endgame, which took in more than $1.2bn in its opening weekend in 2019.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
His hard work on Battle Cry was a brief glimpse into the real-life drama that was happening on the other side of the world.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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