FACT in a Sentence

Learn FACT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

420 example sentences for FACT, such as:

1. Their claim had no basis in fact.
2. This is a fact patent to the world.
3. In fact, hens almost didn't lay eggs.
4. The fact that he didn't say 'no' immediately is a good sign.
5. In fact, his business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings.

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 Meanings and Examples of FACT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
fact
 n.  reality; truth
 n.  something known to exist
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The fact that admiration for his learning mingled with Mattie's wonder at what he taught was not the least part of his pleasure.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  The fact that he had no right to show his feelings, and thus provoke the expression of hers, made him attach a fantastic importance to every change in her look and tone.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
3  The kitchen was a poor place, not "spruce" and shining as his mother had kept it in his boyhood; but it was surprising what a homelike look the mere fact of Zeena's absence gave it.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
4  The mere fact of obeying her orders, of feeling free to go about his business again and talk with other men, restored his shaken balance and magnified his sense of what he owed her.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
5  But the planters' ladies and the planters' slaves could not overlook the fact that he was not born a gentleman, even if their men folks could.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
6  For this and other reasons, Gerald's family was not inclined to view the fatal outcome of this quarrel as anything very serious, except for the fact that it was charged with serious consequences.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
7  Jonas was a Yankee and a bachelor, and the fact that he was an overseer forever barred him from any contact with the County social life.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
8  The green plaid taffeta, frothing with flounces and each flounce edged in green velvet ribbon, was most becoming, in fact her favorite dress, for it darkened her eyes to emerald.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
9  In fact, the mothers of all her girl friends impressed on their daughters the necessity of being helpless, clinging, doe-eyed creatures.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
10  In fact, hens almost didn't lay eggs.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
11  In fact, he knew she would never recover should she learn that her daughters had been exposed to so frank a conversation.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
12  Ashley had made no attempt to join the circle about her, in fact she had not had a word alone with him since arriving, or even spoken to him since their first greeting.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
13  He only looked up at Melanie and talked on, and Melanie looked down at him with an expression that radiated the fact that she belonged to him.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
14  The prospect looked brighter to Scarlett, so bright in fact that she turned beaming eyes on Charles and smiled from pure joy.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
15  She felt little affection for the child, hide the fact though she might.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  In fact, his business career had distinctly unpromising beginnings.
17  This unusual property is what first alerted researchers to the fact that a core exists at the center of our earth.
18  Their claim had no basis in fact.
19  In one sense, the fact that few new commercial buildings can be financed does not matter.
20  The Editor takes a cavalier attitude to the concept of fact checking.
21  In fact it is these abuses that have provided the ammunition to bring the entire concept of headship into disrepute.
22  It is an undeniable fact that drug-related crime is increasing.
23  Despite the fact that she was wearing a seat belt, she was thrown sharply forward.
24  I know she goes out a lot at night, but I draw/take comfort from the fact that she's always with friends.
25  Governments are finally waking up to the fact that the environment should be cleaned up.
26  Experience is not interesting till it begins to repeat itself, in fact, till it does that,it hardly is experience.
27  The fact that he didn't say 'no' immediately is a good sign.
28  This is a fact patent to the world.
29  It seems important to sensitize people to the fact that depression is more than the blues.
30  Using binary notation is in fact just manipulating ones and noughts.