in practice
idiom
—used to say what is actually done or what the actual effect or result of something is
The software is designed to block pornographic websites, but in practice, it blocks many other sites as well.
In actual practice, people sometimes forget to take their medication.
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Sources say that Vikings players all the way up to and including star receiver Justin Jefferson were impressed with Jones in practice late last season.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
In retrospect, the industry has characterized that statement as a coordinated roadblock by regulators, one in which the warning to banks was, in practice, a prohibition.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
But in practice, Washington insisted that Europe do nothing that might undermine the leading U.S. role in NATO or the alliance’s preeminent position in Western security.
—Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2025
Nothing wrong with that in theory, but in practice?
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
In retrospect, the industry has characterized that statement as a coordinated roadblock by regulators, one in which the warning to banks was, in practice, a prohibition.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
But in practice, Washington insisted that Europe do nothing that might undermine the leading U.S. role in NATO or the alliance’s preeminent position in Western security.
—Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2025
Nothing wrong with that in theory, but in practice?
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in practice
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“In practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20practice. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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