real-life
adjective
existing or happening in reality.
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real-life
American
[ree-uhl-lahyf, reel-]
/ ˈri əlˌlaɪf, ˈril- /
adjective
real life
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of real-life
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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"We are working to make it more feasible for practical application in real-life scenarios," Poulos said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Inspired by a notorious real-life kidnapping and adapted from the scripted Amazon Music/Wondery audio drama of 2022, “Hostage” once again stars Jon Hamm as Indianapolis media celebrity Fred Heckman—stolid, solid, proper, church-going.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Now, Agility has taken that barrier out of the picture by making its humanoids capable of safety working alongside real-life humans.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Which, the more she sat with it, made it perfect as the title for a portrait of real-life disability rights activist Judy Heumann, who, while being in a wheelchair, made herself undismissable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I know I am. We’re a real-life Stevie, Kevin, and Chloe, and it always works out for them, even when it gets grim like it does in book three.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
For Edgar-Jones, the theme of sisterhood is something that stuck with her from Sense and Sensibility - despite her being an only child in real life.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Meta’s Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth said during a July podcast that the feature would allow people to remember the names of others they met in real life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Maybe you’ve wondered why Greenland and Africa look roughly the same size on such maps, when Africa is actually 14 times larger, or why Antarctica looks infinitely large, when that isn’t true in real life.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
I petted my bird by tapping my screen while my real life cat glared at me from a corner.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
And I can’t believe that something like that would emanate from my room in real life.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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