How to Use surreal in a Sentence

surreal

adjective
  • The whole thing was completely surreal.
  • Just to be on a list with them is surreal.
    — Christian Clark, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • To be part of the club is surreal.
    — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • There's no need to get out of bed when the view is this surreal.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Akridge said the whole thing is still surreal.
    — Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
  • From the spooky, to the surreal, through heartache and hope.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The whole thing still feels surreal.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe even more surreal was the effort to then get the show back on track.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Just to see his face, talk to him a little bit, was surreal for us.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2023
  • How to describe the plot of this surreal show?
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • How to describe the plot of this surreal show?
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The surreal part is that girl is now my wife and the mom of the 3-year-old.
    — Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
  • There are like, these big highs of like, ‘This is so surreal.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
  • There was a surreal sense of stillness, as if the world had slowed around me.
    — Carinne Geil Botta, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
  • The game turns the surreal imagery all the way to the right and yanks off the knob.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • This was a very surreal moment for me.
    — Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • There was one moment that was very surreal.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • There was one moment that was very surreal.
    — Toria Sheffield, People.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • And the wider region is on the edge of its seat as those surreal scenes flash on its screens.
    — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Then, around the time the clock struck midnight, things turned surreal.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • What’s been the most surreal moment so far?
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 May 2026
  • The scene seems surreal now, six months later.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The online stuff is surreal to me.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
  • What a surreal moment to look back on and see what became of it.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 8 June 2026
  • The surreal part of the show’s title is a bit of a misnomer.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • And the surreal nature of what White has built sets in.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026
  • The progression has been surreal to watch and be a part of.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
  • That was the surreal scene at the Capitol one year ago this week.
    — ABC News, 2 Jan. 2022
  • What happened next felt even more surreal.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
  • This was kind of a big deal, not to mention a surreal surprise.
    — Graeme McMillan, WIRED, 22 Apr. 2018

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