How to Use real-life in a Sentence

real-life

adjective
  • The show is paced to match the stresses of a real-life kitchen.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2024
  • See some of the real-life loves of the cast of Game of Thrones, below.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
  • Now, Joe Cote is in the midst of his own real-life plot twist.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The real-life Lenz and Hilton did that too, and fell for each other in the process.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The White House is based on a building that was at the real-life Dozier School.
    — Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • That’s the real-life story of Andréa and Robin McBride.
    — Lela London, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • It was used in the coronation of the real-life Macbeth!
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2023
  • But when parents apply the songs and lessons to real-life scenarios—‘Remember how Daniel took a deep breath?
    — Liz Regalia, Parents, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Here’s everything to know about the real-life loves of The Diplomat cast.
    — Emily Blackwood, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The real-life cast of characters from that game has dwindled through the years.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Some of these dreams turn out to bear close resemblance to real-life events.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
  • The way that Foxx plays this real-life lawyer, Clarence Darrow would have taken notes.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
  • What’s a lyric on the tape that came from a real-life situation?
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 2 May 2025
  • And there are plenty of places to visit — all throughout London — for a real-life taste of the film.
    — Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Ahead, see photos of the Love and Death cast versus real-life people.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 4 May 2023
  • Cue the champagne, roses, and the chirping birds: The world is suddenly a real-life rom-com.
    — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 18 May 2025
  • Cohn, in Strong’s head, wasn’t the real-life man but Pacino’s version.
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Unlike the twist ending of the film, the real-life Johnson didn’t ever kill anyone.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
  • Here are our picks for 25 of the most notable movies about real-life politicians and high-ranking figures.
    — Keith Staskiewicz, EW.com, 26 June 2024
  • These tantrums of the wealthy (and pretend wealthy) function as an easy distraction from your real-life headaches.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023
  • From decades-long marriages to recent flings, here’s everything to know about the real-life partners of the Blue Bloods cast.
    — Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 3 May 2025
  • Here's everything to know about the real-life locations seen on the show, plus how it was shot in only a few takes.
    — Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Here’s hoping that her real-life wife, Gabby Windey, makes a cameo later in the season.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The real-life Dylan, who is 83, gave notes on the script and took multiple meetings with Mangold.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 July 2024
  • The Hall Pass actress had not even told Kinsey, her real-life coworker and best friend, or others in the cast.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • What better way to see how runway trends translate in real life — or, at least, in the real-life wardrobes of some of the world’s most stylish people?
    — Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Keira Knightley plays Loretta McLaughlin, the real-life reporter who — with the help of her police sources — found a pattern in the crimes.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
  • For Zegler, singing Menken and Slater’s music is her own real-life fairytale.
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • For Salaverry, who plays the wrestler The Reina, the filmmaker adjusted the character from the original script version to one closer to her real-life persona.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
  • Forecasts in the new modeling study mirror real-life impacts that were measured in other parts of the world after fluoride was removed from drinking water.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 30 May 2025

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