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.
• But the actual tunnel is not really the best place to get a fit off.
  — Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
• Some experts have said the actual number could be much higher.
  — Time, 8 Oct. 2022
• Legal title is the actual ownership of the land, such as whose name is on the deed.
  — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2022
• The actual building was torn in 1966 to make way for the freeway.
  — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2022
• But the actual song from start to finish is actually one take, with a rhythm section.
  — Charles Moss, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2024
• Yet the actual names of those accounts were redacted, with the platform citing the privacy of its users.
  — WIRED, 6 Oct. 2022
• Her mature demeanor prompted producers to cast her much older than her actual age.
  — Mark Kennedy, Chron, 11 Oct. 2022
• Broncos brass smartly stepped in and hired a caddie to follow him around to help Nathaniel realize an actual game is in progress.
  — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2022
• Forensic accounting shows more than $4 million in crypto has poured in, though the actual number is likely much higher.
  — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2022
• The actual results don’t stem from certain federation playbooks.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
• Since Behar was on a cruise in Spain and missed her actual birthday on the series, the co-hosts waited to celebrate upon her return.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
• Russian media reports have suggested the actual number could be as high as 1.2 million reservists.
  — Sabra Ayres, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2022
• So thank your fluttery nerves for doing their job and executing their duty to warn, and then remind yourself that the actual risk is manageable, not a life threat like your body is telling you.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
• Learning to un-associate your actual birthday from all these other painful experiences may require you to lean into celebrating your life in other ways.
  — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
• Context: At the heart of the battle was the definition of Tapestry and Capri's actual market.
  — Lucinda Shen, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
• Their mission is to be a source to inform their audience with actual evidence of China’s progress in Africa’s development.
  — Quartz, 12 Oct. 2022
• When evaluated by a medical professional, less than 1% of patients were found to have an actual allergy to penicillin.
  — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
• That all has to do with the payment of the actual workers.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2023
• The Curse began with an actual curse, or at least the threat of one.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
• 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
• And that’s why the stock’s going down, and that is an actual worry for me too.
  — Julie Coleman, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024