How to Use in fact in a Sentence
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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
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And in fact, one in five users (22%) watch while using the toilet.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 July 2026
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The particles are settled, and the scene is clear, and may, in fact, be serene; picture-perfect.
—Sharon Daniels, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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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
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The trial found that the high dose did, in fact, improve strength when combined with standardized strength training.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
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At the time, the two were, in fact, lying about Timberlake’s involvement.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
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The boycott policy had in fact made its first appearance one year earlier.
—Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
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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
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Jones, in fact, started finding purpose in working with Scourton and finding the best in him.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
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The mega-size convenience store-gas station could, in fact, be approaching its upper limit.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 2 July 2026
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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
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The reasons for reducing power output, in fact, have nothing to do with human safety.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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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
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As the new policy made clear though, that was not in fact the practice or position of the organization.
—Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
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Turns out, the 34 03 DTM plate that kicked everything off was, in fact, not stolen.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 8 July 2026
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As a result, many of the photographs long attributed to Capa were in fact taken by Taro.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026
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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
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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
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The oil-free formula, however, does, in fact, include glycerin, hexyl laurate, and cellulose gum.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 3 July 2026
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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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Couture’s main challenge, in fact, is the shortage of qualified artisans to meet demand, the executive points out.
—Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026
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The user is, in fact, the first point of vulnerability only when the culture of prevention is non-existent.
—Vicente Pava, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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Senator Benjamin Cardin would in fact introduce the bill, revised as suggested.
—Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
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Lamothe’s offense, apparently, had been confirming that the Times’ story was, in fact, accurate.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
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What if, Picard asks, the amount and nature of energy transformed by mitochondria is in fact at the center of the human experience?
—Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026
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The twist is that she’s already attached to Reynolds (Ben Foster), who looks like a dweeb — but is, in fact, an extremely wealthy and powerful drug kingpin.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026
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The virus is one of the most contagious infectious diseases; so contagious, in fact, that 90% of unvaccinated people who are exposed end up contracting it.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 June 2026
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Even though ‘Oumuamua is long gone, verification that dark comets are in fact comets should give us some sense of closure—and better prepare us for when other all-natural interstellar visitors come calling.
—Darryl Z. Seligman, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
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Expanding the history of the West is in fact godly work at a moment when Black and Native studies are being threatened, in both elementary schools and the highest halls of higher ed.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
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Instead, Lukas quite testily explains that the video the Outsiders have seen of a pristine environment outside the silo is in fact a fake, fed into the Cleaners’ helmets to dupe them into cleaning.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 July 2026
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