How to Use fact in a Sentence
fact
noun- He did it, and that's a fact.
- The book is filled with interesting facts and figures.
- Rapid electronic communication is now a fact.
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The whole speech, in fact, had the feel of a hostage video.
— Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2021 -
When the facts fall apart, cry Fake News and Deep State.
— Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2023 -
Which makes the fact that the victim was the star of just such a project all the more eerie.
— Wendy Grossman Kantor, EW.com, 27 June 2019 -
Of course, things could change, because of the facts and all of that.
— Fox News, 20 Apr. 2018 -
The fact that the bruise takes a while to heal does not mean something’s wrong.
— Maggie Astor, New York Times, 27 July 2019 -
In fact, there is no mention of the illness in the film.
— Marc Malkin, Variety, 15 Dec. 2021 -
The police were stumped by the fact that no one in the house had heard the attack.
— James Karst, NOLA.com, 13 May 2018 -
The president could have gone away and checked the facts.
— The Economist, 25 July 2019 -
As the old saying goes -- where there's a fact, there's a gag.
— Sherry Liang, CNN, 30 Dec. 2021 -
In fact, phones should not be allowed in the room at all.
— Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2022 -
But just the fact that there aren’t very many of these forums . . .
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2022 -
In fact, Ivey said Scarlett made the most of his time away.
— Edgar Thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 Apr. 2018 -
But in the end, the scariest thing of all was the fact that someone had to go home.
— Calie Schepp, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024 -
But the fact that the two are on the same page is probably a good thing, right?
— Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 16 Jan. 2019 -
The fact that both of us never sat on the block next to each other.
— Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2020 -
And in fact, such a couple appeared on the show in 1979.
— Carmel Dagan, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024 -
In fact, the state has more of them than any other in the nation.
— Laura Layden, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024 -
In fact, no one even notices when the house is set ablaze.
— Washington Post, 24 May 2021 -
One of those people, in fact, talked to our Calvin Watkins.
— Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2021 -
The numbers did not jump out at that point, but one fact did.
— Andrew Turner, latimes.com, 12 July 2018 -
The fact that Taylor Swift has a house down the street only adds to the allure.
— Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2023 -
In fact, the brand has been claiming red shade supremacy since the 1930s.
— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2024 -
And then there was a story that was made up after the fact.
— Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2023 -
The landfill has, in fact, been (sort of) filling up for decades.
— David Gutman, The Seattle Times, 26 Mar. 2019 -
In fact, most caved to their cravings just before the event.
— Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 9 Nov. 2022 -
There weren't in fact any kittens, but rather, plastic cat skeletons, beers, and some candy.
— Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 -
Staff will share fun facts about these creatures and their connection to the ancient beach of Lyonia Preserve.
— Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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