Examples of 'rather than actually' in a sentence

Meaning of "rather than actually"

rather than actually - indicating a preference for one option over another, typically contrasting an expected or assumed choice with the actual one

How to use "rather than actually" in a sentence

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rather than actually
Rather than actually cutting emissions.
I find myself acting as a character rather than actually being myself.
Rather than actually listening to what your friend said.
So it was probably dropped rather than actually placed there on the ground.
Rather than actually doing anything to truly address the issue.
We are more comfortable wishing for happiness rather than actually enjoying it or noticing it.
Rather than actually celebrating.
They are scarier when something is about to happen rather than actually seeing it.
Rather than actually doing it.
In some instances the tears are implied by a hand gesture rather than actually shown.
Most people slide rather than actually deciding to live together.
Avoid outlets that comment on or debate news topics rather than actually report.
Rather than actually promoting these medicines for the people in need.
This is because it enlarges the pixels rather than actually getting closer to the image.
So rather than actually doing the work, she thought she would threaten me.

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Product tends to get packed around the hair rather than actually become absorbed.
Rather than actually taking a pause to look, we right away want to jump.
A slogan only ever means selling out to an abstract idea rather than actually caring.
Hope it's posturing rather than actually going to kick off.
Yet, a large portion of time is devoted to thinking, rather than actually coding.
Rather than actually giving her a haircut, it was more like mowing grass though.
You are dealing with the symptoms of a sick society rather than actually treating the disease.
Meanwhile, rather than actually fueling the innovative process, they put it on hold.
Trust Morn to send stuff rather than actually showing up.
Rather than actually leaving when you do these things, practice them intermittently throughout the day.
Windows Installer can advertise a product rather than actually install it.
Rather than actually play the game, I watched a couple of videos about it.
I feel like I am living my life rather than actually just racing through it.
Rather than actually serve Canadians, they would rather play partisan politics.
The Member States are reacting rather than actually taking action.
So rather than actually doing the work, she thought she'd threaten me.
The crews I met appeared to be accepting change rather than actually embracing it.
Some will be symbolic rather than actually solving the problem, " McKinney said.
She rises and comes toward us, seeming to float rather than actually walking.
You were commenting rather than actually asking a question, I think.
Although these messages might have been pre-recorded rather than actually spoken.
Rather than actually doing something about it… Clark?
Let us talk about watching, rather than actually watching.
A second observation is that the place, Hong Kong in 1962, is implied rather than actually seen.
Trust Morn to send stuff rather than actually showing up . Perfect.
However their powers are limited, as the councils are advisory rather than actually shaping policy.
Most enjoy the risk of being caught, rather than actually being sprung mid coitus.
I thought even his fans tended to think "That's funny" rather than actually laugh.
One, it is used to disenfranchise rather than actually empower, as is claimed.
The phrase “ I want ” keeps you wanting to buy a new home, rather than actually buying it.
That 's while it 's in the fiber optics rather than actually at the routers.
I frequently enough find myself day-dreaming over a project rather than actually getting started.
That 's what I always concentrated on, rather than actually learning to play! ".
Apparently it will ‘ bankrupt their reputation ' rather than actually bankrupt them.
I actually spend most of my time on a computer, rather than actually playing guitar.

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