actual

Example Sentences

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The first actual Moon landing - Artemis IV - is targeted for 2028, though there are doubts that target is achievable.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

In the other corner of this existential fight is an actual man of God: Pope Leo XIV.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

And though the high gloss may be an act given Gaston’s actual vocation, Marshall plays the part as if the crook himself believes the masquerade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Those receiving Social Security won’t find out the actual cost-of-living adjustment until October.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

I was so excited about my discovery that I didn’t consider the actual process of sorting through garbage.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller