How to Use real-world in a Sentence

real-world

adjective
  • Click through the slideshow to see how the AI ads stack up against the real-world event.
    Thomas Germain / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Our picks for the best sleeping bags all scored highly in our real-world tests.
    Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The idea was always to find a real-world location for the school and then augment it.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • What are the real-world consequences for the way the Court interprets it?
    Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The only real-world tie-in is that those who download the Wendy’s app can get a free 10-piece order of nuggets IRL.
    Angela L. Pagán / The Takeout, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
  • This is the real world and there will be real-world consequences.
    Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The study represents the first long-term, large-scale, real-world trial of the blockbuster drug, researchers say.
    Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 2 Oct. 2023
  • So, our team set out to find the best through extensive research and real-world testing.
    Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
  • Read on for our real-world tested insights to find the perfect pick for your outdoor space.
    Emily Estep, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But many of its rules seem too vague for real-world decision-making.
    Paul Bloom, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Because when his dog faced the ultimate real-world test, Night rose to the occasion.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 9 May 2024
  • The media and investors tend to focus on computing power, and thus miss much of the real-world work that supports AI.
    Grace Shao, Fortune Asia, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Part of the nightmare of it all is that Joan’s real-world behavior is subtly rewritten to cast her in the worst possible light.
    Neil McRobert, ELLE, 22 June 2023
  • Money that might do real-world good instead of being spent on sci-fi fantasies?
    Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
  • That's realistic for real-world oceans, but dull in terms of gaming.
    PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
  • The university plans to conduct real-world field trials over the coming six months or so.
    Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Crucially, the movie also shows how Trump learned how to tell his own story, and then wield that story as a weapon with real-world power.
    Dan Bekerman, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Third, real-world studies suggest that up to 72% of folks stop taking the meds, even when fully insured, within one year.
    Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • While the waists were much more extreme on the runway, in real-world situations, think corsets and cinched silhouettes.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Cai wrote this story based on the insights from our real-world testers, who put multiple robotic pool cleaners to the test in their own outdoor pools to see which was the best.
    Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 13 May 2023
  • Besides the inconvenience to the victim, there is a real-world impact to swatting.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 16 May 2023
  • The plight of the X-Men echoes any number of real-world instances of injustice, and, as a metaphor, that flexibility plays as both a strength and a weakness.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
  • But the answer had real-world consequences for the ability of Americans to access the drug.
    John Fritze, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • What young people such as Seydou and Moussa don’t tend to see is the real-world struggles of anyone living on the other side of those photos and videos.
    Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Go for real-world Barbie’s look with a pair of pale-pink Birkenstocks, or throw on your favorite pair of heels for an elevated night-out look.
    Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • For our 12-page Word text file, there wasn't enough difference between the printers to matter in real-world use, at a 3-second spread from fastest to slowest.
    PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2024
  • So how does all the science above translate to real-world application?
    Mara Santilli, SELF, 25 Jan. 2024
  • History shows that issues raised on television can lead to real-world change—for better, and for worse.
    Katharine Gammon, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2023
  • For me, there is a real-world tactile sensation, rather than a haptic one, that helps center thinking.
    Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 8 June 2023
  • Later, our real-world testers also took these out on a variety of terrains.
    Jessica Booth, Parents, 9 May 2024

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