realist

Example Sentences

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“I like to describe myself as a realist with high goals,” is all she’d allow.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

But I’m also a realist when it comes to award show politics and their intersection with societal attitudes, and I have seen this movie before.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

The 54-year-old Dyche, who was previously in charge at Everton and Burnley, said he was a "realist" about his precarious situation and spoke like a manager resigned to his fate.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

He made his home in the Scottish Borders and wrote readable, accessible novels in the realist tradition.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

His words pierced me, hardened though I was, realist as I wished to be.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya