Sentence examples for actually is only from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "actually is only" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to emphasize a point, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "What he actually is only a shadow of his former self."
Alternatives: "truly is merely" or "really is just".

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Despite the common belief that one should always play dead when approached by a bear, Stasyszyn says, this actually is only effective in a defensive attack.

And the fact that questioning a person's immigration status has become weaponized, regardless of what their immigration status actually is, only adds strength to the idea that this word no longer serves to simply denote a legal status.

When I say there isn't there actually is, only it depends what camera you have, as some cameras have a deleted file and so you can easily un-delete them.

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Dr. Baloch, who actually was only trained as a nurse, performed a few more amputations over the next year, local doctors said.

Ironically, the first big success in convergence may actually be only a small improvement over what we have now.

If so, the tracks might actually be only about 600 million years old (Science, 23 October, pp. 601 and 627).

Emotional behavior…is not well modulated....all too likely to put on a full-fledged temper tantrum over what may actually be only a minor frustration.

So by the time you start, the time you have left to do your research could actually be only three years".

It actually was only nominated for the award.

Could the base code of the universe actually be only a few simple lines?

Which actually was only last month when I spent a week riding across the Drakensberg Escarpment in South Africa.

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