Definition
a fact: a piece of real information, a truth, a certainty
I need some facts about pandas. I need definite information or statistics about pandas.
The expression facts and figures means "data", "statistics", or "precise details".
the simple fact that...: the basic, fundamental, indisputable truth that...
(But) the fact is (that she's innocent): (But) in reality, actually (she's innocent)
- "Perhaps you were his customer, perhaps his grandchild, or perhaps a stranger who just likes to attend funerals, but the fact is everyone felt like his friend."
- "Facts and clues"
- "Folks, we've all made mistakes like this at one point or another, so let's reserve judgment until we have all the facts."
- "Here's a quick summary of facts about aliens"
- "Perhaps you were his customer, perhaps his grandchild, or perhaps a stranger who just likes to attend funerals, but the fact is, that with Xavier, everyone felt like his friend."
- "Fact: on this day, 30 years ago, Bruno Delavigne sold his first perfume!"
- "By way of an introduction, let me begin with a simple fact about myself: I am a smoker."
- "The fact is that Horatio and I thought we were going to die, but we didn't."
- ""Facts" will not be used in my arguments."
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