real-life
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of real-life
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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“The disclosure is not evolving quickly enough to keep up with real-life demand for information about AI investment,” said Olga Usvyatsky, an accounting consultant.
The show says it was based on real-life events experienced by the show's creator, Richard Gadd, who also plays the lead character.
From BBC
What happens to Mike and Claire is so outlandish that you’d roll your eyes if Brewer also included the facts that their real-life wedding climaxed with a concert for a thousand people at the Wisconsin State Fair and that the groomsmen wore tuxedo T-shirts.
From Los Angeles Times
When the real-life couple was fired from a steady booking, the club owner justified his actions by saying, “Especially being in Neil Diamond impersonation, your limits are Neil Diamond.”
From Los Angeles Times
Their paths intersect at all of the right times, supplying the viewer with an idea of who Kay is — aided by Paltrow’s real-life resemblance to the character — until we realize that what we’ve seen is merely a sketch.
From Salon
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