How to Use actuality in a Sentence

actuality

noun
  • The actuality was quite different from the theory.
  • In actuality, the war was far from over, and would stretch on for years.
    — Emily Stewart, Vox, 14 Apr. 2018
  • In actuality, schools have about two bucks per lunch.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The concept and the actuality is, in fact, out of time and out of space.
    — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 9 Apr. 2021
  • In actuality, these odds should be down to nearly a coin flip.
    — Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • The striped sofa, in actuality, was a light blue stripe.
    — Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2026
  • In actuality, the word help must appear in the body of the message.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Aug. 1994
  • But in actuality, the four-style collection can be worn front or back.
    — Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 29 May 2024
  • In actuality, all snow is clear, despite looking white most of the time.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The two of them stood on Syl’s porch, which in actuality was just a wide, square block of cement.
    — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • In all actuality, my husband is a hero for getting the kids and the dog out safely in record time.
    — John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • In actuality, there are at least nine common spots on your face that can be injected with fillers.
    — Sarah Wu, Glamour, 16 Sep. 2019
  • But, as that title suggests, the artist means to convey mood as well as actuality.
    — Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2020
  • Brat Summer is a state of mind, but in actuality, the season will come to an end in about a month.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2024
  • And in actuality, the number is much higher than that.
    — Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
  • In actuality, the Musketeers are off to their best start in a decade.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2022
  • In actuality, Fishburne’s next dream role is simply the one that finds him next.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In actuality, they are molded to fit the corners and can pop in and out as needed, like a puzzle piece.
    — Kat Thompson, Bon Appétit, 31 Oct. 2023
  • In actuality, all that length is tucked into a casual, looped bun, with a few of the ends poking out.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The actuality of it breaks through the fog of the drugs and terror and catastrophe that had been filling his head for so long.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In actuality, the day, while exciting, was a rather contentious event for many.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 18 July 2018
  • In actuality, moments like these, clearly from the heart, were the most memorable parts of the night.
    — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2021
  • In actuality, the screams are coming from cheap Halloween decor in pursuit of a good jump-scare.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 26 Feb. 2023
  • In actuality, the Browns went above and beyond for Beckham so that both sides could move on from this.
    — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 14 Feb. 2022
  • But in actuality, there’s no record that Steve ever kept in touch with Letourneau.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2023
  • And that means the South will once again be in name and in actuality White Man’s Land.
    — Jay Reeves, The Seattle Times, 11 Aug. 2017
  • In actuality, the vaccine would take about a year and a half at best to develop, Fauci said.
    — Fox News, 3 Apr. 2020
  • In actuality, what makes a book one of the year's best is entirely subjective, and that's what makes reading so fun.
    — Glamour, 21 Dec. 2023
  • In actuality, 5-year-olds and 2-year-olds are being shipped to a private prison in Texas.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In actuality, says the lawsuit, the fine print of the contract offered no such guarantees.
    — Joe Palazzolo, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2018

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