real
Example Sentences
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In the criminally short-lived series, Van Der Beek played a version of himself that was far more asinine and haughty than the actor was known to be in real life.
From Salon
The direct competition promises to stoke an even hotter 21st-century space race—this time between this era’s real superpowers: billionaires.
To some analysts, mortgage access is where the federal government can have a real impact on housing affordability, because it controls the government-backed mortgage companies.
A real, permanent ceasefire is the first step toward stability, but it must be followed by the rapid restoration of healthcare and education, with sustained investment in psychosocial and mental health support.
From Los Angeles Times
Olympic skiers explain why many of them engage in a pre-race routine that includes visualizing the course in their mind as if they were skiing it in real time.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
