in practice

idiom

—used to say what is actually done or what the actual effect or result of something is

The software is designed to block pornographic websites, but in practice, it blocks many other sites as well.

In actual practice, people sometimes forget to take their medication.

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Sadly, in practice, a long holiday hangover tends to limit new releases; platforms’ reticence to compete for attention with an inevitable regime-change media frenzy could also be a factor this year. —

Judy Berman, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025 One place to see what this looks like in practice is New College of Florida, where DeSantis made Rufo a trustee. —

Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025 Her basketball skills are pretty good that some of her older teammates look up to her as a leader in practice. —

Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 On that night—and on a very many nights either side, in practice—Mars, Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter will be clustered in a 10-degree wide patch of the southwestern post-sunset night sky. —

Jamie Carter, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for in practice