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adjective

actual

CEFR B2

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

In a sentence

Six example sentences with actual, each labelled with its topic.

  • The brochure promised twelve percent, but the actual return over five years was closer to three.

    Finance

  • The map showed a village, but the actual place was two sheds and a locked chapel at the end of the track.

    Travel

  • Their deck claimed forty thousand users, though the actual weekly number, after removing duplicates, sat under nine hundred.

    Startups

  • Forecasters expected two percent inflation, but the actual figure for the year came in at nearly six.

    Economics

  • The box score listed him as a starter, yet his actual playing time was under eleven minutes.

    Basketball

  • The model predicted a boiling point of ninety degrees, while the actual reading in the lab was eighty-seven.

    Science

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