unreal

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Her voice, paired with Mr. Carey’s writing, creates a beguiling audio backstory for a woman whom time has rendered as unreal as one of her waxen figures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Those glimpses of humanity had a way of rendering the mercenary atmosphere in the tent city incredibly disorienting—almost unreal.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

But the characters are expressive, and the medium is used to unreal ends, which is, after all, what cartoons are good for.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

"When John Cale sends you this amazing spoken-word poem over music you've made, that's just unreal," he says, describing it as a "pinch me" moment.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

It was still a little unreal that Em had kissed anyone.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead