How to Use real-life in a Sentence

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• Our world, our real-life world, needs more good guys.
  — Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025
• But who can resist real-life iron man?
  — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
• That is the real-life problem with school tech.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
• This is a real-life fairy tale if there ever was one.
  — María Mérida, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025
• The real-life refs clearly did not agree.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
• Is that based on any real-life story?
  — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
• The show is paced to match the stresses of a real-life kitchen.
  — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2024
• James didn’t even know that he was based on a real-life person.
  — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
• But how does her real-life partner feel about her risqué scenes on the show?
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 May 2026
• Now, Joe Cote is in the midst of his own real-life plot twist.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
• Read on for all the real-life locations where the movie was filmed.
  — Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
• Some of these dreams turn out to bear close resemblance to real-life events.
  — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
• Video-game rocks and stones suddenly looked like rocks from real-life.
  — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
• Not that this is about me in any way, but this did all go down on my real-life sixth birthday.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2026
• The Tell Me Lies set is full of real-life love.
  — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
• And how movies aren’t real life, but take real-life grit, sweat and blood to produce.
  — Adam Cesare, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
• What’s a lyric on the tape that came from a real-life situation?
  — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 2 May 2025
• The real-life story carries weight, too.
  — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
• And then it’s paired with a bit of real-life family drama.
  — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
• The app shows a picture that mimics the real-life progress as each color prints.
  — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 2 Aug. 2026
• But the success of its first season brings a new kind of real-life pressure.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
• The real-life cast of characters from that game has dwindled through the years.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 22 Mar. 2023
• He was seated next to his real-life wife, Emily.
  — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
• Guests can also take photos with a real-life Texas longhorn.
  — Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
• See some of the real-life loves of the cast of Game of Thrones, below.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
• Though inspired by a real-life case, Herzog charts his own path with this tale.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
• The real-life pals teamed up to promote Aniston's hair-care line.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
• Nothing feels more like a real-life game of tetris than packing a weekender bag for a short trip.
  — Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
• Here’s a scary movie with an even scarier real-life history.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
• Here's everything to know about the real-life places that inspired the beloved show.
  — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025