How to Use actual in a Sentence

actual

adjective

• They signed the agreement in the spring, but the actual sale wasn't made until that summer.
• The actual cost of the repair was much higher than the estimate.
• You deposit money in a bank account but the actual money is not held there.
• That all has to do with the payment of the actual workers.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2023
• The Curse began with an actual curse, or at least the threat of one.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
• For Martin, that was the actual couch from the reunion.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
• The actual building was torn in 1966 to make way for the freeway.
  — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2022
• And actual food is only about 15 percent of the cost of junk foods like, say, Twinkies.
  — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
• And that’s why the stock’s going down, and that is an actual worry for me too.
  — Julie Coleman, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
• The event starts at noon, but the actual speaking part doesn't start until 12:30.
  — John Boyanoski, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
• Lee replaces the Chex with actual Puppy Chow, the dog food.
  — Adam Reiner, Bon Appétit, 6 Jan. 2024
• Note the tone, which is friendly, a bit dry, and somewhat in contrast with the actual facts.
  — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 8 Dec. 2023
• Now that concept is an actual game for kids 5 years old and up.
  — Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
• Someone said that of all the wrestleboys, Bautista does the most actual acting in his movie work.
  — Vulture, 3 Feb. 2023
• This isn’t because the actual size of our stomach has changed.
  — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2023
• But the actual tunnel is not really the best place to get a fit off.
  — Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
• That’s based on an actual trip that Eisenberg took in 2008, not with his cousin but his wife.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
• The changes, actual and pending, would affect Twitter customers in the U.S. and across the globe.
  — George Petras, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2022
• While the actual summer months are chilly and foggy, fall tends to be warm and sunny.
  — Katrina Brown Hunt, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023
• There's no actual recipe for peanuts and candy corn fall mix, per se.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2023
• But the actual cause of the violence stems from events that took place long before that.
  — Katie Marie Davies, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2024
• No longer is her age measured in weeks or months, but actual years.
  — Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2023
• Length: The actual proportions of snow boots are something else to keep in mind.
  — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2023
• The government closed based on the forecast not the actual weather.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
• Legal title is the actual ownership of the land, such as whose name is on the deed.
  — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2022
• To be sure, the actual impact to US economic growth may not be large.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
• This is the first episode in which Good Times exhibits some clear ideas, though the actual attempts at humor fall flat.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
• When Savina comes to, he’s cuffed to the bed in an actual hospital.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2024
• The rug depicts a similar breakfast scene, with plates that match the ones used in the actual dining room.
  — Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2023
• The actual figure is difficult to estimate because of the size of the open-air event.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024