How to Use real-life in a Sentence

real-life

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  • Our world, our real-life world, needs more good guys.
    — Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025
  • But who can resist real-life iron man?
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • That is the real-life problem with school tech.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
  • This is a real-life fairy tale if there ever was one.
    — María Mérida, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The real-life refs clearly did not agree.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Is that based on any real-life story?
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The show is paced to match the stresses of a real-life kitchen.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2024
  • James didn’t even know that he was based on a real-life person.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
  • But how does her real-life partner feel about her risqué scenes on the show?
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 May 2026
  • Now, Joe Cote is in the midst of his own real-life plot twist.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Read on for all the real-life locations where the movie was filmed.
    — Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Some of these dreams turn out to bear close resemblance to real-life events.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
  • Video-game rocks and stones suddenly looked like rocks from real-life.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Not that this is about me in any way, but this did all go down on my real-life sixth birthday.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The Tell Me Lies set is full of real-life love.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • What’s a lyric on the tape that came from a real-life situation?
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 2 May 2025
  • The real-life story carries weight, too.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
  • And then it’s paired with a bit of real-life family drama.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But the success of its first season brings a new kind of real-life pressure.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The real-life cast of characters from that game has dwindled through the years.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 22 Mar. 2023
  • He was seated next to his real-life wife, Emily.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
  • Guests can also take photos with a real-life Texas longhorn.
    — Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • See some of the real-life loves of the cast of Game of Thrones, below.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
  • The real-life pals teamed up to promote Aniston's hair-care line.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Nothing feels more like a real-life game of tetris than packing a weekender bag for a short trip.
    — Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Here’s a scary movie with an even scarier real-life history.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Here's everything to know about the real-life places that inspired the beloved show.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Deeply inspired by Shu’s real-life youth, the film was over a decade in the making.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Lawrence couldn’t help but be inspired by Fox’s real-life outlook.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Ahead, learn more about all the real-life partners of the cast of The Odyssey.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 July 2026

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