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'actual' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'actual' with 11 example sentences.


actual adjective

: taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated

: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

: existing in act or fact

: being or existing at the present moment

: presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible


  • Preventive measures are much more effective than the actual treatment.
  • The actual price was lower than I'd expected.
  • This story is based on actual events.
  • They shot the film in an actual desert.
  • Those were his actual words.
  • The actual cost was higher than the estimate.
  • He has retired, but he is still an actual leader.
  • How much actual experience do you have?
  • That is an actual fact.
  • Who made the actual arrest?
  • This is the actual problem.
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