in real life
idiom
: in a real situation : in actual existence
We can laugh at things in movies that would scare us in real life.
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Piper Smythe, 23, is from Springfield, Massachusetts, and says she's noticed a major rise in the use of AI, both online and in real life—especially as the festive season approaches.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Comedy and pathos act as companions in his films; scenes often begin funny and end sad (or vice versa), partly to juice the writing with unpredictable tension, but also because those modes are rarely siloed in real life anyway.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Schulz wanted a good view of the antlered animals because she's never seen them in real life, only on TV.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Dec. 2025
The metaverse was a squishy concept, pitched to a populace that had just emerged from Covid lockdowns and wanted little more than to be around other humans offline, in real life.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Comedy and pathos act as companions in his films; scenes often begin funny and end sad (or vice versa), partly to juice the writing with unpredictable tension, but also because those modes are rarely siloed in real life anyway.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Schulz wanted a good view of the antlered animals because she's never seen them in real life, only on TV.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Dec. 2025
The metaverse was a squishy concept, pitched to a populace that had just emerged from Covid lockdowns and wanted little more than to be around other humans offline, in real life.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
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“In real life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20real%20life. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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