in fact

phrase

: in truth

He looks younger, but in fact, he is 60 years old.

Examples of in fact in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The combination made a striking appearance on the Dries Van Noten runway, proving that two statement colors can, in fact, coexist. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026

This wasn’t true—in fact, Qatar had declined to formally expel Hamas leaders from Doha, despite requests from American officials. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

So, while the model maintains a steady flow of minidresses (spanning her modish orange number from Oddli to a piece of beige Valentino vintage), summer is, in fact, ending. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026

But in fact, any level of services whatsoever could be the basis for the United States imposing sanctions against the company for providing services to Iran. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in fact

• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• contract
• detract
• distract
• enact
• exact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact