realness

Example Sentences

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“Our DNA is about realness, about not changing a person, you know, not erasing stretch marks.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

But dealing with the realness of that underneath is never easy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Alarmed at the realness of their struggle, they toss their smallfolk a cash bump, a modest promotion, or maybe, if they’re really lucky, a nicer place to urinate.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

I also feel that it was Selena’s realness of who she was as a person.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

I want to avoid any awkward moment when the realness of reality sticks its fork into our flesh, leaving us standing there, together.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak