in practice

phrase

—used to say what is actually done or what the actual effect or result of something is

The software is designed to block pornographic websites, but in practice, it blocks many other sites as well.

In actual practice, people sometimes forget to take their medication.

Examples of in practice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Whereas in practice, the lion’s share of capital being committed right now is going into the infrastructure itself. — Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Section 106 of the Mass Wins Act, the economic-development bill now before the Legislature, is a good example of what that work looks like in practice. — Jesse Rothman, Boston Herald, 17 July 2026

Finch started to give him chances to present to the team and work with the player development staff in practice. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 17 July 2026

The ballot measure includes few specifics about how elections would function in practice. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Rhymes for in practice

• malpractice
• actus
• cactus
• practise
• tractus