How to Use in reality in a Sentence

in reality

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  • But in reality, he is touched so much deeper than everybody else in the room.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In the second half, Toronto will find out if those hopes are based in reality.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • And in reality, Paul Revere was not alone that night by any means.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • What looks like summer fun is, in reality, an extreme and sometimes painful test of the human body.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • But there are more forces at play right now, and the prices of oil and gold don’t, in reality, show a very strong correlation.
    Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • But in reality, an ash pile can hold enough heat to start a fire many hours later—or even days—under the right conditions.
    Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026
  • But in reality, the City of Yes could now be more like the City of Maybe.
    Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • But in reality, there is much more nuance, layer and tension then what appears in the headline on tweet.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But in reality, their usefulness extends far beyond de-fuzzing black pants.
    Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 11 Apr. 2026
  • There are many cleaning trends that become popular over time but in reality aren’t all too effective, pros say.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
  • But in reality, the CRM quietly trained the team to distrust it.
    Michael Goshka, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • But in reality, there’s no magic number that works for everyone, Redline said.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
  • But in reality, closed or blocked vents disrupt the airflow balance and can cause pressure to build up in the duct system, making the blower work harder.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
  • In the show Lasso orders four trays — presumably one for each person — which in reality would be enough to feed more than a couple of soccer teams.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But in reality, effective PR builds a brand’s reputation brick by brick—and that’s often a slow but steady process.
    Jenna Guarneri, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • But in reality, of course, this is just happening almost unconsciously.
    Jinae West, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But in reality, leaders who find business success in the middle of their careers, like Garner, are more of the rule than the exception.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But in reality, as scientists started poking large enough collections of data, there were regular hints of some strange ancestry in our genomes.
    ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • When a problem gets this big, such simple diagnostics can be invaluable for grounding solutions in reality.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, in reality, death is ever present—an idea that has become more acute for Gaia as her father, who is seventy-seven, has struggled with health problems.
    Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
  • Sounded great in a white paper but, in reality, people prefer for there to be a central party that can verify the seller has delivered and the buyer is good for the money.
    Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Winning the backing of five member associations opens the door to a candidate but, in reality, there will need to be a whole lot more than that to oust Infantino.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • And Sonny eventually integrates with a few of her fellow resort-goers, and learns there’s more to them in reality than her imaginings.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • What happened at the Grand Rounds appeared to be an attempt to manufacture a scientific debate where, in reality, there isn’t one.
    Ben Lopman, STAT, 2 July 2026
  • Still, these are the Steelers, who have historically embraced — by reputation if not always in reality — the idea of being a throwback of sorts.
    ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • So in reality, Slawson’s qualifying offer gives the Pacers more time to evaluate him and their two-way contract outlook.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • And while that calculation in theory shouldn’t have an impact on the decision by the Supreme Court to take the case, in reality, the prospect of court reform will hang over all of it.
    Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • In the first six months of 2026, Russia’s military has struggled to advance and in reality has lost ground in certain sections of the frontlines.
    Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • Their defence has been just as imperious in reality, conceding only once across seven matches, against Belgium in the quarter-finals.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Purportedly, the president was going to make a major statement about election integrity, but in reality, the speech was dense and hoarsely delivered.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

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