How to Use factoid in a Sentence

factoid

noun
  • The book is really just a collection of interesting factoids.
  • Come for the views and factoids — stay for the stories.
    Natalina Lopez, Town & Country, 15 Nov. 2017
  • There's still one factoid that might shock fans the most.
    Tatiana Cirisano, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2018
  • But here's a fun factoid: Daniels isn't a big fan of that name.
    Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The author took a part of a factoid from #1 and put it as its own thing.
    Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 23 Aug. 2013
  • And my head has long been stuffed with a lot of factoids and arcana, and that’s kind of fun on a page.
    Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2019
  • But the factoid begs the question why Camilla was there at all.
    Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2018
  • Breen's factoidsBreen is a pro, and does a steady job throughout the year.
    Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 2 June 2017
  • The new family tree isn’t just a factoid for the kennel club.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2017
  • The new family tree isn’t just a factoid for the kennel club.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Check out our slideshow featuring some of the most well-known along with a factoid or two about each.
    cleveland.com, 16 May 2017
  • Through a storied career, this factoid about her allows readers to see her in a new way.
    Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2022
  • In a foreshadowing scene in the airplane at the start of the book, Tessa remembers a factoid without the use of her phone.
    Sam Sacks, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Gideon has amassed dozens of Chinese factoids, such as how there's a worker's body buried every six feet beneath the Great Wall.
    Heidi Mitchell, Town & Country, 28 Mar. 2014
  • This factoid in turn was sourced to a report by Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee.
    Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Guests read a statement from an envelope, which is either a true or false factoid about them.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 May 2021
  • As such, their feats of intelligence tend to get reduced to factoids.
    Colin Dickey, New Republic, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Blink or look away for a second and an interesting factoid might be missed.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 15 June 2023
  • Given how loose the show feels and how unflattering the pair can come off, this is a curious factoid.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Each one is like someone took a small factoid or story found in the back of a Walking Dead TV show companion book and adapted it for the screen.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2021
  • But an interesting factoid of the case is that justice was served thanks to dogs trained to sniff out electronics.
    Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 24 Aug. 2015
  • That reminds me of my favorite factoid from the game: The Sixers called timeouts after Smart buckets three times.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2023
  • As a huge Peaky Blinders fan, here’s another Cine Lens factoid that intrigued me.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Many sources cite M.I. Gujral from India as the first to synthesize the drug (while looking for a malaria treatment), but that factoid is hard to prove.
    Aliya S. King, The Root, 13 June 2017
  • Both pepper the tour with factoids and insider secrets about the story (no real Rolf?
    Andrew Bender, latimes.com, 8 July 2018
  • The book is riddled with filmmaking lingo and factoids.
    Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 9 May 2023
  • Even better, Murph the bartender could work his mixology magic and still engage the customers with factoids and jokes.
    Vincent Crampton, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • A grab bag of obscure factoids, ready to be dispersed, is another option.
    Esquire Editors, Esquire, 23 Aug. 2017
  • Oh well, maybe the factoid will help a future contestant or inspire this trio to visit the Shoals or look up our glorious history in the vast world of rock and roll.
    Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 17 June 2022
  • Here’s a factoid worth remembering: Ebron is still just 24 years old but with four years of pro experience.
    Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, 16 Mar. 2018

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