How to Use the real deal in a Sentence
the real deal
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All of that can change if last year was the real deal.
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The Athletic Nhl,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Don’t let the lack of flash fool you — this guy is the real deal.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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The perfume is nice, but not the real deal.
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Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
29 Nov. 2025
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Now, fans of the film (and of pet rocks) can get their hands on the real deal.
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Molly Enking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Feb. 2023
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Reading is the real deal as well.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Chopped and served atop a platter of rice, this is the real deal.
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Jill Cassidy,
The Arizona Republic,
16 Jan. 2024
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Whether this is the real deal or too good to be true remains to be seen.
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Jeanne Phillips,
The Mercury News,
6 Aug. 2024
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So how do the Wild become the real deal?
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John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
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The first person to solve all of the clues and dig up the copy would win the real deal.
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Julia Binswanger,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Oct. 2024
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If Jet Greaves is the real deal, maybe this is the year?
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Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Down to the last bite, Pure Quill is very much the real deal.
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Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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And from the eye test, Herbert looks the real deal too.
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Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Johnson is the real deal, and frankly, should have been drafted.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 July 2024
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In the case of spices, skip the garlic and onion powders and go for the real deal.
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Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2023
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Nix appears to be the real deal and could be the team's leader for many years to come.
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Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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El Güero y Lupita is the go-to stand for the real deal.
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Daria Bachmann,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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Work in a Honda studio and know the real deal here?
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Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
14 May 2026
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Friday night was the real deal for Kennedy Burke.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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In short, there’s very little reason to doubt these images are the real deal.
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Chris Welch,
The Verge,
6 May 2024
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Suddenly, though, the usurpers are proving to be the real deal.
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Brody Miller,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Pitchers are maybe 80%-90% ready for the real deal.
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Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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But where Omeros was a sort of homage to Homer, this Odyssey was the real deal.
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Chris Vognar,
Chron,
23 Mar. 2023
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This ice cream is the real deal (not the no-churn stuff) so pull out the ice cream machine and get some spinning.
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Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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The 9-foot piece has 100 branch tips that are crafted to look like the real deal.
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Jamie Weissman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2024
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Surrounded by piles of files and notes, Sy Hersh is the real deal.
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Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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While the video was filmed like a comedy sketch, the reactions were the real deal.
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Ashley Vega,
People.com,
9 June 2025
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The tiles have a distressed look and, honestly, look pretty close to the real deal.
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Sarah Madaus,
Architectural Digest,
25 Oct. 2024
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That’s when the couple checked her ticket again, ensuring the prize was the real deal.
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Simone Jasper,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Jan. 2025
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And since many of the cast members hail from that world, the runway walks (and death drops) in this staging are the real deal.
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Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
12 July 2024
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Askarov is the real deal — so much so that limiting his starts might be for the best given how fierce the race for last place is.
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Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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