not real

Example Sentences

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“If you don’t fall in love with a place, it doesn’t become real to you, and if it’s not real to you, then you can ignore it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

When you see a play or a movie, you know it’s not real.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Experts warn AI’s speed in finding bugs could lead to new cyberattacks, though some AI-generated reports are not real.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

"Kanzi is able to generate an idea of this pretend object and at the same time know it's not real."

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

And it is funny because economists are not real scientists, and because logicians think more clearly, but mathematicians are best.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon