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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The metaverse was a squishy concept, pitched to a populace that had just emerged from Covid lockdowns and wanted little more than to be around other humans offline, in real life.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
The Conners followed a working-class family navigating life, love and parenthood following the death of their matriarch, Roseanne Conner (Roseanne Barr), but in real life, many of the cast members have kids of their own.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Collectors long ago replaced curators and critics as arbiters of artistic value, and more people today will hear about the Klimt price than will ever see a Klimt in real life.
—Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
Fox had never used the term in real life either, even though her comments have, in fact, been aggregated many times.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
The Conners followed a working-class family navigating life, love and parenthood following the death of their matriarch, Roseanne Conner (Roseanne Barr), but in real life, many of the cast members have kids of their own.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Collectors long ago replaced curators and critics as arbiters of artistic value, and more people today will hear about the Klimt price than will ever see a Klimt in real life.
—Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
Fox had never used the term in real life either, even though her comments have, in fact, been aggregated many times.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
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“In real life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20real%20life. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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