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at heart

ADVERB
in reality
Synonyms
WEAK
at bottom basically deep down fundamentally in essence in spite of appearance inside

Example Sentences

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He said that Plaid knows "money will be tight, which is why efficiency and value for money will be at heart of our vision for effective government".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

For Gomis, addressing the question of dual identity means dealing with "different ways of talking about the same thing at heart".

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Ms. Serpell’s tone is ardent and sometimes spicily polemical, but at heart this is informed, accessible literary analysis that demonstrates that Morrison’s true genius was as a stylist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: "The thousands of passengers who travel with London Northwestern and West Midlands Railway will be using services that are owned by the public and run with their interests at heart."

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

If he had only managed to kill the snake, it would have been worth it, all of it....Sick at heart, he sat up and threw back the covers.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling