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.

Examples of in real life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the biographical film, Love plays the wife of Harrelson’s character, pornographic magazine publisher Larry Flynt, who in real life won a landmark Supreme Court case protecting parody as a First Amendment right, despite any emotional distress caused. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025

Those events include opening signature Hyperion Houses in Tokyo and Berlin where runners could try on new products and experience the brand in real life, and as sponsor of England’s AJ Bell Great North Run, the largest half marathon in the world with more than 60,000 participants. —Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025

Timed with the Netflix drop will be a theatrical release of the final episode for fans to watch in real life with other fans. —Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025

It’s rumored that Soffer and Spiridakos are dating in real life, though neither has confirmed their relationship. —Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for in real life

• afterlife
• pocketknife
• alewife
• birdlife
• folklife
• housewife
• jackknife
• loosestrife
• midlife
• midwife
• nightlife
• penknife