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

As the chaos unfolds, Greengrass doesn’t pontificate on the morality of these events and, in fact, maintains a rather neutral stance on them for most of the film, withholding judgment. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Genetic studies have revealed that often what was considered a single species, based on shell shapes (including coiling direction), was in fact more than one. — Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026

Mike Tirico, in fact, made the connection for Harper with Levy and The Team. — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The appeal asked that the court either excuse the juror who was allegedly refusing to follow instructions or inquire further to determine whether the juror could in fact follow the judge's instructions to correctly apply the law. — Carmel Wroth, NPR, 4 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