actual

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

“It’s tough to compare a WBC team with an actual MLB team,” Clement said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“As always,” the legal employee battling the chatbot said, “I ended up just using my real, actual brain.”

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

But he still underestimated the actual tally by some 78,000 jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

There are two plastic frogs shooting water from their mouths, a miniature playground rising from the shallow water, and a padlocked fence separating the kid area from the actual lake.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller