real-life
existing or happening in reality: real-life drama.
Origin of real-life
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How to use real-life in a sentence
The real-life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed BritainBy Tim Teeman Lady Grantham of ‘Downton Abbey’ is far from an anomaly.
Six Must-Read Stories About Gay Mormon Husbands and Iranian Drug Wars | The Daily Beast | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd yet as Robert Ward discovered, Marvin—for all of his larger-than-life machismo—was surprising in real life.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTJust as in real life, you can come to live with grief, so Amelia and Sam do at the end of the film.
Does each character have one in real life that inspired it, or are they from your imagination?
Much like the TV show Breaking Bad, the Mexican Mafia are real life methamphetamine kingpins.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs | Seth Ferranti | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Ah, how many hearts would rejoice if it were as easy to return on the track of Time in real life as it is to do so in a tale!
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneValmond stood watching intently, and the people were very still, for this seemed like real life, and no burlesque.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerThey were both taken up, and then taken down, and recovered according to the usual custom in romances and real life.
Newton Forster | Captain Frederick Marryat"The beautiful shines through the dreariness, as it does in the real life people live," he objected, stubbornly.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward WhiteThe Doctor thought this a capital idea for a vaudeville, but poor enough in real life, and doubted my success.
Z. Marcas | Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for real life
actual human life, as lived by real people, esp contrasted with the lives of fictional or fantasy characters: miracles don't happen in real life
(as modifier): a real-life mystery
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