How to Use reality in a Sentence

reality

noun
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  • They made the plan a reality.
  • The reality is that we can't afford to buy a house.
  • He used television as an escape from reality.
  • But there was also a lot of reality in the DNA, which was set in the first shows.
    — Monica Kim, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The reality show aired on TLC for about seven years in the 2010s.
    — Jane Morice | [email protected], cleveland, 26 Oct. 2022
  • But in reality, the sun can be a drag, and can give you a sunburned face or a head drenched in sweat.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 12 June 2023
  • In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Whether the reality will match that remains to be seen.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, now is the perfect time to change your life in a way that reflects the realities of our changing world.
    — Tom Steyer, Fortune, 28 May 2024
  • And so this crew, who in the mud and the snow and the rain, really gave a great sacrifice, made this show a reality.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2024
  • But the reality is at least one of them will likely be gone next season.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The reality for global banks is that Hong Kong is hard to replace.
    — TIME, 6 Oct. 2023
  • That, coupled with the reality that there are so few salmon in the river, has put fishers on edge.
    — Gwozniac, oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2023
  • That’s the reality Alex Mahedy has been trying to create for the past few years.
    — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 18 Nov. 2022
  • But the reality is that the movie is already in free fall by the time its feverish extra half-hour of blood, screaming and fire kicks in.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Could this be a nod to her reality show’s home network?
    — Mj Corey, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2022
  • More than any of that is the reality that the Heat need to find out if the Tyler Herro-Rozier dynamic can work.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2024
  • Olivia and John Henry showed up to a couples’ spa day and the employees asked the reality stars to remove their clothes and take a seat on the bed.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • As the reality began to hit her, Olivia fought back tears, as her new fianceé grabbed her left hand.
    — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2023
  • But the feast or famine business model is just a reality on Molokai.
    — Jack Kiyonaga, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The reality is that rarely those types of players get traded.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 29 July 2023
  • In the redemption round, Gomez and Mraz were both assigned to do foxtrots, while the reality star drew the samba.
    — Anna Chan, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
  • But the reality of the album’s whereabouts are still a mystery.
    — Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024
  • The father-son duo is now one step closer to that reality.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 8 May 2023
  • Luke Valentine has been removed from the set of the 25th season of the CBS summer reality series.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
  • So, in reality, what are your thoughts on the pressure of a second album?
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Dads do their best to protect their little girls and guide them through the challenging realities of the world.
    — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
  • My job is to dig through the claims and counterclaims and do my best to convey the reality to our audiences.
    — Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The reality star paired the look with a more subtle makeup look, except for her bold lashes and a loose updo with the front pieces left out to frame her face.
    — Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The real estate agent and reality star, 54, shared a series of posts on his Instagram Stories on Friday, Feb. 14, the first of which featured a photo of himself in a hospital gown and wearing a nasal cannula.
    — Toria Sheffield, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025

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