in reality

1. Actually, in fact, as in He may seem slow to you, but in reality he's very intelligent. [Second half of 1600s]

Example Sentences

Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes may appear to play a major role in online youth culture, but in reality they represent a fringe group whose visibility is amplified by disproportionate media coverage.

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Unfortunately, tendenko is easier to follow in theory than in reality.

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Back in reality, humanoid machines have been often far less polished and more gimmicky, clumsy and buggy than their fictional counterparts.

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Some pundits might be calling it “the most important chart in the world,” Perkins said, but in reality, it is closer to “the stupidest chart in the world.”

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A common misconception is that it results solely from a lack of willpower, when in reality, biological, genetic, social, and environmental factors all contribute to the difficulty of losing and maintaining weight.

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