real

Example Sentences

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“A couple years ago, you could kind of be real physical with her and she would kind of back down a little bit,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said before the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"We already know that lots of families with disabled children are struggling financially. They're missing out on things like therapies, equipment and activities. We've got very real concerns about this."

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

There’s something covertly chilling about taking some relatively banal aspect of real life and pushing it to its most extreme lengths — and there’s also so much that could go wrong trying.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Many strategists see a snapback rally on signs of real progress in ending the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

She’d take anything: stale bread crusts, cabbage leaves, even an apple or a bun sometimes, but I think she was always hoping for potatoes—as Mutti said, they were her real passion.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo