in real life
idiom
: in a real situation : in actual existence
We can laugh at things in movies that would scare us in real life.
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Just like in this fictional story, in real life, just under a half a million people journey to Spain to walk the Camino each year.
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
Two hundred and fifty years ago, in real life, these British lines continued marching up the road to Concord.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
The Accountant 2 star is pretty good at running the numbers in real life.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Whether in real life or on screen, something strange is happening with therapy: The line between therapist and friend seems to be blurring.
—David E. Tolchinsky, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
Two hundred and fifty years ago, in real life, these British lines continued marching up the road to Concord.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
The Accountant 2 star is pretty good at running the numbers in real life.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Whether in real life or on screen, something strange is happening with therapy: The line between therapist and friend seems to be blurring.
—David E. Tolchinsky, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in real life
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