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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