real thing

Example Sentences

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The hotline was a joke that turned into a real thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

But getting them into the wider world means that a community of specialists can be trained up, who will be ready to use the real thing when it happens.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Circana said the price gap between more-expensive meat alternatives and the real thing kept widening since 2022, to $4.20 per pound in 2024.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

Lyrics are delivered in raspy, gravelly voices that sound as authentic as the real thing.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

There was a world of difference between working on models in the classroom at Engels and having to go to work on the real thing.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein