How to Use actual in a Sentence

actual

adjective

• They signed the agreement in the spring, but the actual sale wasn't made until that summer.
• The actual cost of the repair was much higher than the estimate.
• You deposit money in a bank account but the actual money is not held there.
• That all has to do with the payment of the actual workers.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2023
• For Martin, that was the actual couch from the reunion.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
• And actual food is only about 15 percent of the cost of junk foods like, say, Twinkies.
  — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
• The event starts at noon, but the actual speaking part doesn't start until 12:30.
  — John Boyanoski, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
• Lee replaces the Chex with actual Puppy Chow, the dog food.
  — Adam Reiner, Bon Appétit, 6 Jan. 2024
• Note the tone, which is friendly, a bit dry, and somewhat in contrast with the actual facts.
  — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 8 Dec. 2023
• Now that concept is an actual game for kids 5 years old and up.
  — Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
• Someone said that of all the wrestleboys, Bautista does the most actual acting in his movie work.
  — Vulture, 3 Feb. 2023
• This isn’t because the actual size of our stomach has changed.
  — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2023
• While the actual summer months are chilly and foggy, fall tends to be warm and sunny.
  — Katrina Brown Hunt, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023
• There's no actual recipe for peanuts and candy corn fall mix, per se.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2023
• No longer is her age measured in weeks or months, but actual years.
  — Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2023
• Length: The actual proportions of snow boots are something else to keep in mind.
  — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2023
• The government closed based on the forecast not the actual weather.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
• To be sure, the actual impact to US economic growth may not be large.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
• This is the first episode in which Good Times exhibits some clear ideas, though the actual attempts at humor fall flat.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
• The rug depicts a similar breakfast scene, with plates that match the ones used in the actual dining room.
  — Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2023
• While most of the rounds put unsightly dents in the side of the car, one of them punctured a rear door, leaving an actual bullet hole.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
• With one event held at sea, and the other held on land, the setting for their actual wedding is anyone’s guess.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2023
• The tag is just a portable way to tether the profile to the actual animal.
  — Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2023
• The Spartans had a pair of 15-yard facemask penalties that allowed CMU to use just two actual plays and move 70 yards.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
• As wise men say, your presence itself is present enough on your best friend’s birthday… and maybe the actual presents are enough, too.
  — Aliza Pelto, Women's Health, 16 July 2023
• But even with its army of small producers, Texas still ranks only sixth in the number of actual bee colonies.
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
• Neither had been actual range hands or even hailed from the regional West or South.
  — TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
• Their work days included hours of dance and vocal rehearsal, as well as time in the booth to record the songs for their numbers and, of course, filming the actual scenes.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2023
• But the actual holiday is always a good excuse to go out.
  — Erin Bried, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023
• People can also look for the actual bugs or eggs themselves.
  — Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024