factual

Example Sentences

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The BBC factual drama tells the story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was detained by the Iranian state for nearly six years.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Those judges said the Supreme Court’s earlier orders orders “involved a TPS designation of a different country, with different factual circumstances, and different grounds for resolution by the district court.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

“That’s racist” is not just a cudgel—it’s often a factual assessment.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

Unfortunately, it would be unwise to place too much trust in Mr. Mian’s reports, since he makes so many obvious factual mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

This is certainly not the place to argue whether or not Freudianism and Marxism should be deemed pseudosciences, but a tendency to confuse factual statements with empty logical formulations leads to sloppy thought.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos