real thing
Example Sentences
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Navarrete posed for a photo with a client who held an oversized green card to mark his acquisition of the real thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
So are the "luteal uglies" a real thing?
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Now that the budget carrier is gone, some former fans are turning to the real thing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
That mordant humor, however enjoyable, tiptoes around the unanswerable question of how, or even whether, we can tell the difference between cosplay and the real thing.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
"Why do you want to go there to see Mr. Walter Disney's Version of the World when you can see Mother Nature's real thing?"
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
