in fact

Idioms  

1. 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.

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in fact

So interesting, in fact, that All Terrain had the interns pitch those ideas directly to the client.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Alice demands to know whether Rebecca considered any women for the head coaching job, sending Rebecca spiraling to prove she is, in fact, a feminist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

So there has been understandable backlash when rich celebrities have shown that they are, in fact, exempt from this rule.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

Bradley, 56, and Oakley, 48, were in fact living about "five minutes down the road" from the shop, Derbyshire Police said.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Jennings later said of the two men, “He and Mr. Madison...were extremely intimate; in fact, two brothers could not have been more so.”

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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