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real-life
[ree-uhl-lahyf, reel-]
adjective
existing or happening in reality.
real-life drama.
real life
noun
actual human life, as lived by real people, esp contrasted with the lives of fictional or fantasy characters
miracles don't happen in real life
( as modifier )
a real-life mystery
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of real-life1
Example Sentences
His research often embarrassed the authorities, who were forced to admit that some of the shady tactics he revealed were used in real-life espionage.
She even has a plan to get Leo’s mixtape heard by the hottest club owner in town, and she’ll finish explaining it just as soon as she’s finished vogueing with real-life ballroom staple Natasha Twist.
The soldiers are in demand because they have real-life experience battling narcos and guerrillas in their home country.
The writer-directors are themselves a real-life couple who adopted a child, so ostensibly we’re getting an exaggeratedly autobiographical peek into what self-preservation on the cusp of dadhood looks like at its off-the-charts hairiest.
The beginning of the story faithfully follows the real-life couple’s journey to become fathers, including a heartbreaking experience with adoption fraud.
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