real

Example Sentences

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The real intrigue centres on who plays on England's left.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The company said it was encouraged that the government recognized that sufficient online safeguards “provide real value to young people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“You’ll hear that in 2024, defendant was lonely with no real friends,” O’Brien said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"But the real challenge is to change the way the apps work."

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

His real name was Herman Sluring; Pickwick was the name Betsie and I used between ourselves because he looked so incredibly like the illustrator’s drawing in our copy of Dickens.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom