real part
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of real part
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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While animal sacrifice is a real part of some ceremonies, the media’s obsession with this particular practice has created a distorted picture that reduces an entire spiritual system to a single, sensationalized act.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025
Arthur admits that the Joker is a persona that is not real — Arthur is the only real part of him.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2024
Yet, much like the entire $7.2 trillion federal budget, it is a bit of a phantasm—part real, part fantasy, part nightmare, not likely to materialize in life, except as a warped caricature of itself.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2024
“That’s what this book is about — how to create a yard that is a real part of the natural world. The kind of yard where, if you look closely, something is moving.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023
“But now it’s gonna be a real part of the turn. It’s gonna pull...”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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