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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With Canada now joining the effort, researchers will gain more data on how the system performs in real life.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
In Together, Alison Brie and Dave Franco—who are married in real life—play Millie and Tim, a longtime couple who have just left the city for a new, but also more isolating, life in the country.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Magee used to be a fisherman, and this helped put the mind of the boat’s owner in real life, Lee Carter, at ease.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
The scene, like the film itself, is sexy and intense, with the momentum liable to turn in an instant — just like the best tennis matches in real life.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
In Together, Alison Brie and Dave Franco—who are married in real life—play Millie and Tim, a longtime couple who have just left the city for a new, but also more isolating, life in the country.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Magee used to be a fisherman, and this helped put the mind of the boat’s owner in real life, Lee Carter, at ease.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
The scene, like the film itself, is sexy and intense, with the momentum liable to turn in an instant — just like the best tennis matches in real life.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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“In real life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20real%20life. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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