"In my experience, the reality often falls far short of the dream."

Many riders thought the reality fell short of the sales pitch.

The reality has fallen far short of these early expectations.

In all cases, reality has fallen far short of his expectations.

And, once again, reality fell far short of the forecasts.

That was when the reality of the whole day's work fell into place.

The girl took his hand, and reality fell away.

The tough talk, they say, is one thing; the reality may fall short of the promise.

The problem is that the reality falls far short of the ideal.

Image is very important to our kind, even when the reality falls short.