real

Example Sentences

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In a February Instagram post, WOW wrote: “You need Digital Spectaculars that match the energy. You need massive real estate. You need WOW,” alongside a video clip of a soccer ball bouncing through Inglewood streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In practice this suggests that McLeod doesn’t have what most workers would recognize as a real job.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The real test is how well it performs with my real, personal data, in real life, when I just need it to work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Emma, not her real name, is 21 and has been learning to drive in West London for nearly a year.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Surely, was it possible, they were drinking real coffee?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom