How to Use reality in a Sentence

reality

noun
  • They made the plan a reality.
  • The reality is that we can't afford to buy a house.
  • He used television as an escape from reality.
  • The reality is that this team needs to be blown up.
    — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • The reality on the ground does not match the rhetoric.
    — Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • No one likes to talk about that, but that’s reality.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In reality, though, that may not be the case.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The depth of this, the reality of it.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • That can be a hard reality for some.
    — CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • But the reality is far from that.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • So why does reality feel so gloomy?
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The reality is that the markets cannot catch up fast enough to meet the dearth of oil.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This is the reality for a club at this level.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • And the reality is, there’s just not a lot of common sense on both sides.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • There are the tropes that are getting her there, but then the reality of things sets in.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The actor posed with his arm around the reality star's waist.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
  • Critics, though, still found a way to pick apart the reality star.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • In reality, support can start in many ways, and there’s no wrong door.
    — Dr. David Pryor, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
  • In reality, many of us forget to do it.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Your thoughts shape your reality, so the one sure way to find bad luck is to go searching for it.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Maybe [this was] only fear-based, and not reality-based for me.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Ukraine turned that reality into a way of war.
    — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • He is dragged into the reality of his era.
    — Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In reality, there’s nothing to buy once the founder walks away.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • In reality, this war has been brewing for years.
    — Jennifer Lutz, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • But the reality is at least one of them will likely be gone next season.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The reality is messier, which… is a real drag.
    — Charlie Tyrell, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
  • But in reality, the sun can be a drag, and can give you a sunburned face or a head drenched in sweat.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 12 June 2023
  • The reality is that there’s only so much one person can do in one year.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Like, that is his reality and everyone else is just kind of a small pawn in it.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 19 June 2026

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