real-life
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of real-life
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Ryui also finds work assisting another Japanese transplant, the real-life artist Toshio Aoki.
Competing for market share in the shadow of the tech giant, countless runner-up apps moved to attract customers by slashing prices, or waiving safety measures such as the watermarks that Sora2 brands its videos with to distinguish them from real-life footage.
From BBC
B.J. in 2009 Los Angeles drumming at a live-band karaoke night with a group of fellow workaday musicians played by his real-life backers, Free Nationals.
From Los Angeles Times
Filmed in front of a green screen in one of the rooms of her San Diego home, De León’s videos aim at helping young children learn vocabulary for specific real-life situations.
From Los Angeles Times
His loquacious turn as part raconteur, more parts insecure real-life lyricist Lorenz Hart in longtime collaborator Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon” has brought Ethan Hawke his first lead actor and fifth total Oscar nomination in a notably varied Hollywood career.
From Los Angeles Times
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