in fact

phrase

: in truth

He looks younger, but in fact, he is 60 years old.

Examples of in fact in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But, in fact, the professor is the one who truly understands what’s going on. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

The court may, in fact, be on the verge of requiring taxpayers to fund religious schools that refuse to admit LGBTQ students and parents. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

With so few votes on hand, the commission may in fact change its rules so that this proposal could clear with support from only two commissioners. — Tzachi Zach, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

The peplum, in fact, was one of the week’s quiet constants, turning up sculpted here and stitched into shirting at Balenciaga. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in fact

• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• contract
• detract
• distract
• enact
• exact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact