the fact is/remains

idiom

—used to stress that a statement is true and that its truth is not affected or changed by a previous statement

He may not have meant it, but the fact remains that he committed a crime.

The company has struggled recently, but the fact is that they are still making a profit.

Examples of the fact is/remains in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Whatever the reason, the fact is that at speed, the Folgore never feels as coherent as the Trofeo. —Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024

No matter how much some Republicans are contorting themselves over IVF, the fact is, an embryo in the womb is no different than an embryo in a freezer. —Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024

And no matter what the circumstances of Tuesday’s game were — the game was originally scheduled to be in Dallas — the fact is that Green and the Warriors took on on arguably the hottest team in the NBA, an offensive juggernaut in Dallas, and held them to 100 points. —Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024

When the unspecified nation in this staging plunges into war following the death of the Marquis, the fact is driven home by trios of Black Hawk helicopters advancing through thick clouds of smoke. —Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024

And the fact is that the guests who’ve paid for the yacht get all the spaces that are left over. —Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2024

And the fact is that these subjects, which seem remote and very esoteric... —Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024

But the fact is that this distillery only produces single malt whiskey, and the core range of age statement expressions are fantastic. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2024

But the fact remains that the economy has survived stage 1 of the soft landing (rapidly rising rates) and looks set to survive stage 2 (a period when rates are restrictive). —Mike Sommers, Fortune Europe, 1 Feb. 2024