in truth
Example Sentences
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But in truth, it is popular constitutionalism all the way down.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Lawyer Giovanni Paolo Accinni, a member of his legal team, told Italian media Castellucci was nothing more than a "scapegoat" who in truth had "insisted that the pier reinforcement work be carried out".
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Kemp played her part in the bowling fightback but that, in truth, was a team effort.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
As Justice Kagan explains, “Heck was in truth mounting a ‘collateral attack’ on the validity of his conviction.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
But, in truth, the monster managed only the merest tiny little cough of smoke before turning over on its side and giving up the ghost.
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
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