real existence

Frequency: 8.216.1 per million words

Used to emphasize that something is real and not imaginary.

existenceADJECTIVE + existence (state of existing)

Categories:

real

Examples (10)

  • Since her illness, other people had no real existence for her.
  • The avatar lives in a virtual world that has no real existence.
  • Philosophers have long debated whether abstract concepts like 'justice' have a real existence.
  • To the child, the monster under the bed had a very real existence, even if his parents couldn't see it.
  • Until the company was officially registered, it had no real existence in the eyes of the law.
  • Some people question the real existence of historical figures shrouded in legend.
  • For the author, the characters in her novel began to take on a real existence of their own.
  • The study aims to prove the real existence of a previously undiscovered particle.
  • After he moved away, his old life seemed to fade and have no real existence anymore.
  • Can we be certain that our memories correspond to a real existence in the past?