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How to use the word reality check in a Sentence?

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The fact that happened there was a reality check for me, that it had gone too far.

Katie Meyer

Found on CNN
12 months ago

The market looks set to move into calmer waters this week, the sharp countermoves in yields, curves and spreads amid waning rate hike expectations face a reality check also given the light agenda over the next few days.

Rainer Guntermann

Found on Reuters
1 year ago

Keystone XL to Paris Agreement was one of the things Read MoreThose ran on, so I can't say Paris Agreement was Paris Agreement. But when you finally hear Paris Agreement, Paris Agreement's a reality check for you. Thirteen years of my career have been spent on Trans Canada. It's tough.

Jeff Birkeland

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The Fed’s acknowledgment of a slowdown in the pace of the recovery and dependency on vaccine roll out are not new news, but it does provide equity investors a bit of a reality check, pushing out the timing for recovery.

Rodrigo Catril

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

It's not easy waking up and not hearing a thing, not hearing him because one thing about my Dad, when he got to the house, everybody knew he was home, i have to do a reality check. He's not going to come out of there anymore. Out of respect, the doors are still closed. Everything is still there.

Jenny Ruelas

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Any new outbreak will be looked at very, very cautiously by investors. The market is putting into perspective that the COVID-19 issue has not been resolved yet. It's a reality check.

James McGlew

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

There has been a reality check setting in here.

Chief Executive Ola Kaellenius

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

It was a big reality check when I came to Canada just how difficult it was to get the players together. They all held down day jobs, but I think the MLR is a lifeline for Canada and United States. It's a pathway for players and coaches.

Kingsley Jones

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Maybe there's just that fear of the consequences -- and that would be a reality check for them, that there are consequences.

Chief Deputy Joe Dragovich

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The update last night was a bit of a reality check - maybe don't get ahead of yourself on what the Fed is going to do, if you forget about the geopolitical headlines, forget about what the bond markets are doing, and look at the underlying indicators of the U.S. ... people are in jobs, earning decent money, and more importantly spending money.

David Madden

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

It's a big reality check, chile is a powerhouse in the production of battery chemicals. If they can't do this, everybody needs to pay attention and figure out why.

Emily Hersh

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

We have to get moving on this. We have to ensure that the studies move along quickly. We need a reality check.

Michael Gschossmann

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

The hospitals are overcrowded, visiting and seeing this has been a reality check about the issues on the ground.

Zafar Mirza

Found on CNN
3 years ago

This is part and parcel of the much needed reality check that Argentina is getting with its new president, large devaluations tend to be pretty disruptive and negative for gross domestic product in the short-term, but much more helpful in the long-term.

Charlie Robertson

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Why don't we get a reality check on what the heck needs to be done in this country? Yeah, we can save Social Security, we shouldn't get rid of it, we can save Medicare and Medicaid.

John Kasich

Found on CNN
7 years ago

The problems have not gone away...The movement of currencies is still bubbling away underneath, it's a little bit of a reality check after the strong recovery.

Paul Chesterton

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

The problems have not gone away... The movement of currencies is still bubbling away underneath, it's a little bit of a reality check after the strong recovery.

Paul Chesterton

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

It hits home. It really does. It's a reality check.

Tina Covington

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

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