not actually
Example Sentences
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Department of Homeland Security agent admitted the women had not actually published the purported victim’s address.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
However, that narrative might not actually be playing out.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
If many of these patients do not actually benefit, doctors could eventually reduce unnecessary medication use, limit side effects, and make recovery regimens easier to follow.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Natalia said the most challenging part was not actually the crash itself, but everything that followed.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Normally she would have noticed that Chess had barely eaten two bites and that Finn had licked all the syrup off his second piece of French toast but not actually bitten into it.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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