in fact

Idioms and Phrases

Also, in point of fact . In reality, in truth; actually. For example, She was, in fact, eager to join the club , or In point of fact, his parents never had much influence on him . The first term dates from about 1700, and the variant from about 1800.

Example Sentences

In fact, he was featured in several Hollywood pictures that he wasn't interested in and felt the movies made him a laughing stock.

From Salon

The Moon's orbit around the Earth is not a perfect circle - in fact it is elliptical, meaning its distance from Earth at any given time will vary.

From BBC

In fact there are generally three or four each year.

From BBC

In fact, we’ll buy the whole thing.

From Los Angeles Times

In fact, America’s rich are responsible for an enormous proportion of the global emissions causing climate change, even as per capita emissions are rising in many other countries.

From Salon

Related Words

• absolutely
• actually
• certainly
• easily
• genuinely
• honestly
• indeed
• legitimately
• literally
• surely
• truly
• undoubtedly
• unquestionably
• well