not actually
Example Sentences
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It would not actually increase the amount of daylight, but shift an hour of it from the morning to the evening by the clock.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
However, Jacky Gurr, course leader and senior lecturer for content creation at Nottingham Trent University, points out that the majority of people on the course are not actually aspiring to become influencers.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“My fiancé just kept saying, ‘You realize you’re not actually going to Cincinnati?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Evidence from nuclear paleogenomes and stable isotopes shows that the animal was not actually a cheetah.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Despite its name and its shiny shell, the lantern fly does not actually glow, so Maria's mention of a “flame of light” was probably the result of reflected candlelight.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
