In reality
Meaning: viewing things realistically, really, the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be
Example: He seemed very young, but he was in reality (= in fact) older than all of us. John looks happy, but in reality, he is miserable.
Example: He seemed very young, but he was in reality (= in fact) older than all of us. John looks happy, but in reality, he is miserable.
