real
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
The Vermont team instead incorporated how often words appear in real communication, allowing patterns to emerge that might otherwise remain hidden.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Pears: As the holiday season rolls around, there are always a few people for whom it is a real challenge to buy gifts.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
Still, as with most stories with this message, the real villain here is the wisher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
This one is very real: a kind of Vision 2.0, rebuilt by the intelligence agency tasked with saving the New Jersey town Wanda took hostage to shore up her classic family sitcom simulation.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
It’s a feeling I’m familiar with even though I often try to convince myself that my feelings about that aren’t real.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
![]()
Spaniards have rhapsodized over Gypsy Vicente Escudero ever since, at the age of 9, he danced in the streets with his Gypsy relatives, went through the crowds passing his worn cap for reales.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
Without knowing what to say, he paid ten reales more so that his sons could have that prodigious experience.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
![]()
For the price of five reales, people could look into the telescope and see the gypsy woman an arm’s length away.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
![]()
The principal courts of justice were the Audiencias reales, or Royal Audiences.
We were rather surprised at seeing this bird here, the local hunters having specially assured us that only "aguilas reales" bred in that sierra.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Walter J. Buck
In Caracas, prices are often denominated in dollars or euros, while on the borders, Colombian pesos and Brazilian reals are often used.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
The Mangaratiba city hall said in a statement Monday night it had issued four fines totalling about 16 million Brazilian reals after Neymar was accused of illegally building an artificial lake at his mansion.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 4, 2023
“He shot ‘Socrates’ with 30,000 reals, which is around $12,000,” said Meirelles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Of the nearly 50 billion reals the administration of President Jair Boslonaro is expecting, 20% will go to the federal treasury, and the rest to building new infrastructure or improving existing networks.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
“Wow! For reals? That’s a lot of people.”
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
![]()
Vocabulary lists containing real
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word