in real life

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: in a real situation : in actual existence

We can laugh at things in movies that would scare us in real life.

Examples of in real life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The video game allows users to take over a program acting as its head coach with the ability to recruit, manage a staff and improve facilities, just like in real life. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

According to several interviewees, Belfort’s yacht — named Nadine in real life and Naomi in the film — encountered a disaster much like the one depicted onscreen. — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

Healthy user bias is very difficult to scrub out of observational studies, which compare people as they are treated in real life rather than assigning the drug at random. — Ziyad Al-Aly, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

In Laura’s book (as in real life), her family moved around almost constantly. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

Rhymes for in real life

• afterlife
• pocketknife
• alewife
• birdlife
• folklife
• housewife
• jackknife
• midlife
• midwife
• nightlife
• penknife
• wildlife