How to Use in fact in a Sentence

in fact

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  • There is a question about whether that kind of truth is in fact inspiring.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • And in fact, one in five users (22%) watch while using the toilet.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • The particles are settled, and the scene is clear, and may, in fact, be serene; picture-perfect.
    Sharon Daniels, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The rings were so yummy, in fact, that remembering to take them each morning was not a problem.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
  • That is, in fact, the highest score of any live-action Spider-Man movie ever made.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The trial found that the high dose did, in fact, improve strength when combined with standardized strength training.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • Listening to her music again and again, in fact, is the key to seeing the larger shape of her ambition.
    Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • At the time, the two were, in fact, lying about Timberlake’s involvement.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • The boycott policy had in fact made its first appearance one year earlier.
    Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Healthy teams do not need to agree on every decision; in fact, the strongest teams often challenge each other's ideas.
    Nadia Alshomali, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Jones, in fact, started finding purpose in working with Scourton and finding the best in him.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • The mega-size convenience store-gas station could, in fact, be approaching its upper limit.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • The hair at the crown is smoothed back but not slick—in fact, there’s a decent amount of volume up top—with virtually no visible part.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 2 July 2026
  • About one in every seven, 18 to 24-year-olds, in fact, is not working, not in training, not in school.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • The reasons for reducing power output, in fact, have nothing to do with human safety.
    Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • So vulnerable, in fact, that the wrong window can shatter, allowing the wind to rush in and blow the entire roof off your home.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • As the new policy made clear though, that was not in fact the practice or position of the organization.
    Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Wisne, in fact, signed with a pro basketball team in Spain after graduating from college.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Turns out, the 34 03 DTM plate that kicked everything off was, in fact, not stolen.
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 8 July 2026
  • As a result, many of the photographs long attributed to Capa were in fact taken by Taro.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • That is, in fact, a mark of genuine friendship—the willingness to speak honestly and to work through difficulty rather than around it.
    Naftali Bennett, Time, 9 July 2026
  • Given that almost all shipments of humanoid robots right now are in fact in China, the Alliance could be right.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Hasn’t this, in fact, been one of the romance’s biggest crossover problems, historically?
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Despite his breed, Genji has yet to discover the famous Shiba scream and, in fact, barely barks.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Walmart, in fact, closed its Chatham store very near the Capital One call center earlier this year.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And how does that shape our country's collective memory of this institution that we are told happened a long time ago but, in fact, wasn't that long ago at all?
    Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Fifteen years is pretty old for an American whiskey; in fact, most bourbon is bottled at somewhere between four and seven years old.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 July 2026
  • The oil-free formula, however, does, in fact, include glycerin, hexyl laurate, and cellulose gum.
    Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • There are, in fact, some very qualified candidates out there, but over-confidence is definitely in over-supply.
    Max Taves, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Finding Nemo can, in fact, be seen as a modern children’s reinterpretation of Homer’s poem.
    Chris Moody, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

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