real live
idiom
: actual
—used for emphasis when speaking of a person as opposed to a recorded voice, a machine, etc.
I finally got to talk to a real live person.
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Go ahead and go watch real live ball of me, Williams said, smiling.
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Luca Evans, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024
Is there always a real live human editing and supervising output?
—Graham Glass, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The moment began with host Jimmy Kimmel reminding the audience of an important piece of Oscars history, when a real live streaker interrupted a presenter during the 1974 ceremony.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2024
In contrast to Them! — released that same year — real live ants in full Technicolor swarming people adds to the ick factor, but not necessarily the drama.
—Sarah Sprague, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
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Luca Evans, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024
Is there always a real live human editing and supervising output?
—Graham Glass, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The moment began with host Jimmy Kimmel reminding the audience of an important piece of Oscars history, when a real live streaker interrupted a presenter during the 1974 ceremony.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2024
In contrast to Them! — released that same year — real live ants in full Technicolor swarming people adds to the ick factor, but not necessarily the drama.
—Sarah Sprague, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
See all Example Sentences for real live
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“Real live.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real%20live. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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