unreal

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

"The pressure of the Olympics really gets you... it's unreal," an emotional Malinin told journalists afterwards.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 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

Inside lay what appeared to be a wax sculpture of Travis in a cheap blue suit—plastic and unreal somehow.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner