How to Use get real in a Sentence

get real

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  • The party has to get real with itself and really make some changes.
    — NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The club trust the academy, the managers do as well and young players get real chances in the first team.
    — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Yet instead of getting real answers, many women are left feeling adrift.
    — Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The following day, the star then got real about dressing her bump in a candid social media post.
    — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • And so this offseason, Nacua got real with himself and his inner circle.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • The men who get real value out of knowing their T levels aren’t the ones chasing a higher number.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Compare it to a big offensive lineman — somebody that’s got real character to his face.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
  • The alliance program’s actual terms, promised by year end, will show whether partners get real governance or merely a logo slide.
    — Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Run your job through that checklist, and the diagnosis gets real uncomfortable really fast.
    — Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Are the president and the vice president getting real information about what's happening on the ground?
    — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Given the government’s track record in Minnesota, the public may not get real answers about what happened anytime soon.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
  • What separates successful builders is the capacity to follow the playbook when the emotional stakes get real.
    — Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Traders who subscribed to the service could get real-time quotes within a 40-mile radius of transmitters, which were located mostly in major cities.
    — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Molly Sims is getting real about Hollywood spewing fake beauty secrets.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Despite how straightforward the control panel seems, certain settings can prevent your AC from functioning at its best when the heat gets real.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
  • Companies requesting information get real-time dashboards showing who has responded and who hasn’t.
    — Arthur Zackiewicz, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
  • David Krumholtz will be taking a step back from Hollywood after the actor from Supergirl and Oppenheimer got real in a series of social media posts.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
  • What To Ask In October Open enrollment starts in weeks, which makes this the narrow window when benefits questions get real answers.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • While making the press rounds for her new series The Five Star Weekend, Jennifer Garner is also getting real about some of the challenges she’s faced while dealing with paparazzi.
    — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • In a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey on CBC News, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex got real about what life was like as working royals.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 July 2026
  • The triumvirate already looked to be a cut above the rest of the summer league competition in a pair of blowout victories, which was to be expected from three players who got real NBA minutes for the Warriors last season.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

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