in reality, adv.
freq. cnt. 5
freq. cnt. 5
used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 5
actually in reality
sample sentences
"you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out""she actually spoke Latin"
"they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"
"people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous"