How to Use reality check in a Sentence

reality check

noun

• The friends agreed that the war had been a reality check.
  — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• But up next, the fight over the Supreme Court and a reality check on North Korea.
  — NBC News, 8 July 2018
• Sitting in the stylist’s chair is a great time to get a reality check — on both your life and hair habits.
  — Rachel Krause, refinery29.com, 23 Apr. 2021
• In a stark reality check, Biden suggested talks could drag to the end of the year.
  — Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2021
• This year, the Bearcats gave SMU a 42-13 reality check.
  — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 27 Oct. 2020
• But Miller warned that the actor will have to deal with a reality check.
  — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
• And then here comes along somebody like me with a bit of a reality check.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Oct. 2019
• And who would be more in need of a reality check than a thin, blonde white woman?
  — Jourdain Searles, refinery29.com, 27 July 2023
• That’s a reality check on the positive side of the ledger.
  — Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2021
• That's a reality check on the positive side of the ledger.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2021
• Marquette, the third in the last four games, the UConn men’s basketball team faced a hard reality check.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2023
• The trend serves as a reality check for the AI industry.
  — Will Knight, Wired, 12 June 2020
• Just like my advice for gauging the scope of your gym space, this is a reality check.
  — Dana Santas, CNN, 28 Nov. 2020
• Bryant entered the game on a hot streak but this was a reality check for the young signal caller.
  — Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 1 Jan. 2018
• The reality check is that Russia is a hostile state as it is run at the moment.
  — Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 6 Mar. 2020
• The reality check is coming, with back-to-back games against Notre Dame and Clemson.
  — Scooby Axson, SI.com, 23 Oct. 2017
• But the bottom-line reality check: That is very good news.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 7 July 2023
• The Hawkeyes get a reality check this week in the form of Ohio State, who lead the Big 10 in scoring, passing and total offense.
  — USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2022
• And then there’s this reality check: In Q1 of this year, flat and down rounds as a portion of VC deals hit 27.4%—a sobering decade-high.
  — Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 26 June 2024
• The Terps got a reality check in recent weeks, allowing 151 points in the past four games.
  — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 24 Oct. 2021
• The schedule will give the Warriors a good reality check.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2021
• The message here is to take some time to stop and do a reality check on your career path, or school major.
  — Phil Blair, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Sep. 2017
• Here’s a quick reality check on the body politic: Chester Doles is running for office.
  — Chris Joyner, ajc, 3 Dec. 2021
• But in the moment, Frazier knew his team needed both a lift and a reality check.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 30 Dec. 2021
• In the two games since, they have been given a reality check, a lesson on how much growth is required.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 17 Nov. 2019
• But leave it to Belichick to express the reality check.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2021
• The film itself shows the mundane — a silent and spare breakfast; cleaning the chapel — and the visuals are a brisk reality check.
  — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2018
• This will likely force sellers to have a reality check in 2023, needing to lower prices to make the sale.
  — Brenda Richardson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• But as time and geography changed, there has been a reality check.
  — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2024
• Ferrari began development of the model more than four years ago, long before the industry’s current reality check and pivot from EVs.
  — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024