How to Use factual in a Sentence
factual
adjective- That statement is not factual.
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This is not about who gets elected but rather what the factual basis is for making electoral and broader societal choices.
— Michael Posner, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 -
Google tries to stay neutral and simply present content by relevance, not by factual accuracy, but this may change in the future.
— James Parsons, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021 -
Baldwin’s depiction here had always seemed to me objective, beyond dispute, as factual as the scenery.
— Thomas Chatterton Williams, Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021 -
Alabama’s libel law did not require Sullivan to prove harm since the ad did contain factual errors.
— CNN, 29 Sep. 2021 -
Trump and the truth Donald Trump doesn’t believe that the truth is reliable, factual, accurate or correct.
— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024 -
The pair will collaborate and co-commission factual entertainment concepts that stand out from those currently on-screen.
— Josh Wilson, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021 -
Once on the record, Dickinson recounted the sidebar with the attorneys, making factual claims that Beles says were flat-out false.
— Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024 -
My publisher was surprised and immensely relieved that Kurt had only a few minor factual corrections.
— Michael Azerrad, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2021 -
Provide clear, factual updates on any potential policy impacts.
— Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 -
It was found that the chatbots, overall, produced some accurate and well-sourced answers, especially to fairly basic questions with simple factual answers.
— David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 -
But should viewers even think of the series as a factual piece of work?
— Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Nov. 2022 -
The factual content of the reviews led the court to that decision.
— Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 11 Jan. 2022 -
Lawyers for Stapp and the city admitted that text was factual.
— Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Jan. 2022 -
Part of the reason the court struggled with the limits of the law was because the factual record of the cases was not very developed.
— Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 27 Feb. 2024 -
See, most of the time, when there are no major factual disputes in a case, the law is clear, and the defendant pleads guilty.
— Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 17 Nov. 2021 -
Google, in a brief for the justices, strongly denied the factual basis for the lawsuit.
— Matt Ford, The New Republic, 4 Oct. 2022 -
For us, just being factual and real and honest from day one is the best.
— Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024 -
The panel has laid out the factual groundwork that shows Trump and some of his acolytes set the stage for and encouraged the riotous mob.
— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2022 -
Some of the challenges will be factual and others will be legal.
— Jeffrey Bellin, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2023 -
The blog post announcing the new tool shows Bard making a factual error.
— Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 16 Mar. 2023 -
But there’s more to the issue than its factual merit, according to Silas House, who talked to Politico about the book in 2020.
— Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024 -
He’s read all the books and was concentrating on the factual layer.
— Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024 -
By using the format of a drama to tell a factual story, Diop is able to arrive at an even more poignant version of the truth.
— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023 -
This problem will be fixed at some point, but right now factual statements are not to be trusted from chat AIs.
— Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 May 2023 -
So what is the factual basis upon which these laws are being passed?
— ABC News, 23 Jan. 2022 -
End factual statements on a firm down note instead of letting your voice bounce up into a query.
— Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2023 -
The stereotyping has occurred despite the lack of a factual anchor.
— Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023 -
The judge will build a factual record, and carefully weigh the arguments put forth by DOJ and rebutted by Google.
— Alden Abbott, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024 -
Trump has also made factual mistakes while on the stump during his off-script tangents.
— Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2023
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