in real life

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: in a real situation : in actual existence

We can laugh at things in movies that would scare us in real life.

Examples of in real life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another source material is the original emergency phone call Bawa in real life made to paramedics on discovering his father in heart arrest, which is recreated in Strong Son the feature. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Build something simple enough to maintain, then adjust it based on what happens in real life. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

That limits their relevance to behavior because, in real life, the rewards and consequences of strategic choices are ever changing. — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Law Kar-ying, an accomplished Cantonese opera performer in real life, stars opposite Paw Hee-ching, whose casting anchors the film’s central relationship in lived experience of the art form. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in real life

• afterlife
• pocketknife
• alewife
• birdlife
• folklife
• housewife
• jackknife
• midlife
• midwife
• nightlife
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• wildlife