real-life
Example Sentences
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Despite all that, the man who started as an entertainer, who won the Ukrainian version of Strictly Come Dancing in 2006, and played the role of an unexpected president of Ukraine in a TV comedy, before becoming the real-life president of Ukraine, seems to be remarkably resilient.
From BBC
Gen Z yearns because nothing they see around them suggests that pursuing real-life love is something they should want to do.
From Salon
“Digital games have only extended the range of games available, not replaced it. Many people prefer to maintain the real-life experience of handling traditional materials in a communal, real-life setting.”
And just this past November, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani held a whole cabbage in a campaign video made alongside food content creators and real-life couple Anna Archibald and Kevin Serai, who are cheekily known by their online handle Cabagges.
From Salon
The semi-fictionalised film is based on real-life post-war table tennis star Marty Reisman.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.