real-life

Example Sentences

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Eastwood plays the spoon-wielding lead in this thrilling jailbreak saga based on the infamous real-life escape from the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1962.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The film, whose title means "I will return", tells the story of a romance that survives nearly eight decades, inspired by real-life accounts from families affected by the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Do you think real-life tradwives are performers or true believers?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Multiple players say they told their real-life employers they were too sick to work.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

As Elsie and I are lifted up through the Bureau, Mischief has been giggling nonstop in the background saying, “I’m helping a real-life magician escape! It’s my crowning achievement!”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston