real
Example Sentences
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It feels really nice to do something that’s external and feels more real.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Trombone Shorty: To me, Miles Davis was a real rock star.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
“It’s hard to bridge that in any real concrete way.”
From Salon • May 25, 2026
But Representative Mike Lawler, who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the administration has managed to "force the remnants of this regime into a negotiation, a real negotiation".
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Now that Charlie had caved in made it real.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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