real-life
adjective
: existing or occurring in reality : drawn from or drawing on actual events or situations
real-life problems
real-life drama
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The ink is also a nod to Depp's character Captain Jack Sparrow, who sported an almost identical tattoo in Pirates of the Caribbean — though the on-screen one flies away from the body, while the actor's real-life ink flies towards his.
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Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
These agents are John Douglas (Caleb Ruminer) and Robert Ressler (Sean Carrigan), the same men who pioneered the real-life Behavioral Science Unit.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
The film, which premiered in Venice, winning best director honors for Safdie, stars Dwayne Johnson as real-life MMA fighter Mark Kerr, with Emily Blunt as his partner Dawn Staples.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
The unscripted show will feature a group of contestants who undergo physical and mental challenges, collecting clues before they are launched into a real-life game of detective work and deception.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
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Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
These agents are John Douglas (Caleb Ruminer) and Robert Ressler (Sean Carrigan), the same men who pioneered the real-life Behavioral Science Unit.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
The film, which premiered in Venice, winning best director honors for Safdie, stars Dwayne Johnson as real-life MMA fighter Mark Kerr, with Emily Blunt as his partner Dawn Staples.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
The unscripted show will feature a group of contestants who undergo physical and mental challenges, collecting clues before they are launched into a real-life game of detective work and deception.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for real-life
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“Real-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real-life. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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