reality check
noun
: something that clarifies or serves as a reminder of reality often by correcting a misconception
Examples of reality check in a Sentence
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Today’s alignment between the sun and Mercury provides a retrograde reality check!
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USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
On the 29th give someone a reality check with your no-nonsense approach.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
This week that aspiration was dealt a filthy reality check.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
That’s precisely what gave some investors who were previously estimating several cuts in 2024 a reality check.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
But my take is that the industry is undergoing a bit of a reality check after living off of easy money since at least the end of 2022 when the debut of OpenAI’s ChatGPT opened the venture capital floodgates.
—Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
Throughout multiple leadership shakeups, reorganizations, and reality checks, an Apple car began to sound much more like existing EVs already on the road.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Feb. 2024
Three defeats, no goals scored and 16 conceded must be a tough reality check for the Quisqueyanas.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Read the full Taurus Daily Horoscope Gemini (May 21 - June 21)
As Mars and Pluto align today, beware of fanatical beliefs, or you may be headed for a rough reality check.
—USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
On the 29th give someone a reality check with your no-nonsense approach.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
This week that aspiration was dealt a filthy reality check.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
That’s precisely what gave some investors who were previously estimating several cuts in 2024 a reality check.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
But my take is that the industry is undergoing a bit of a reality check after living off of easy money since at least the end of 2022 when the debut of OpenAI’s ChatGPT opened the venture capital floodgates.
—Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
Throughout multiple leadership shakeups, reorganizations, and reality checks, an Apple car began to sound much more like existing EVs already on the road.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Feb. 2024
Three defeats, no goals scored and 16 conceded must be a tough reality check for the Quisqueyanas.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Read the full Taurus Daily Horoscope Gemini (May 21 - June 21)
As Mars and Pluto align today, beware of fanatical beliefs, or you may be headed for a rough reality check.
—USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Reality check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reality%20check. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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