How to Use "Realistic" with Example Sentences

realistic (adj): showing a true possibility; showing things as they really are

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Used with verbs:

"The fight in the movie looks very realistic."
(looks, appears, seems, sounds, be: is/am/are)

"Try to keep your goals realistic."
(keep)

"The situation is becoming realistic."
(be + becoming)

"How can we make the scene more realistic?"
(make)

Used with nouns:

"Do you have realistic plans?"
(plans, expectations, goals, demands)

"We don't have any realistic chances anymore."
(chances, options, solutions)

Used with adverbs:

"She is a very realistic person."
(very, extremely)

"His goals are fairly realistic."
(fairly, quite)

"She is realistic enough to know that it won't work."
(enough)

"The scene was incredibly realistic."
(incredibly, truly, extremely, very)

Used with prepositions:

"You are not being realistic about this."
(about)

"You are not being very realistic in your goals."
(in)