real world
Example Sentences
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Since the 1980s, psychologist and MIT professor Sherry Turkle has been warning that modern technology is scrambling our ability to live in the real world and feel empathy for fellow human beings.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Once you enter the quote-unquote real world, you sort of recognize that the school world actually doesn’t operate the same way at all,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
For Rallabandi, one of the most important aspects of the study is that a relatively simple physical process can explain complicated motion seen in the real world.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
But make-believe can only get one so far when the real world keeps intruding.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
But right now I just feel lonely and unwanted in the real world.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
