Real-life

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

As happens in real life; not fictional or theoretical; actual as opposed to believed or assumed..

Definitions by Sense

1. As happens in real life; not fictional or theoretical; actual as opposed to believed or assumed.
2. Not online, in real life.

Example Sentences

He was a real-life detective before playing one in the movies.

Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.

In addition, as far as we were aware, there were no published data that quantified real-life speech practices in Singapore beyond census reportage, but we had no reason to conclude a priori that the distribution of languages spoken at NIE would match census data.

“How to hide, survive and use the urban environment as a sanctuary was a challenge but the soldiers adapted to the real-life challenges,” ETG Commander Col. Toby Till explained.

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Word Forms

• more real-life
• most real-life
• reallife

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