"De facto" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... depressed-looking—a sort of human sponge or barnacle who was only galvanized into seeming interest and cheerfulness by sheer necessity. Those were the days when the society editor was accepted as a member of society—de facto—and treated more as a guest than a reporter, though even then the tendency was toward elimination. Working for Cowperwood, and liking him, McKibben said ...
— The Titan • Theodore Dreiser
... Czecho-Slovak National Council as a de facto belligerent government, clothed with proper authority to direct the military and political affairs ...
— Independent Bohemia • Vladimir Nosek
... already been under advisement. The Secretary of State, who is an intelligent man, is determined to recognize you as de jure and de facto the only loyal representative of the Patagonian government. You may safely proceed to Washington as its envoy extraordinary. I dine with the secretary ...
— Drift from Two Shores • Bret Harte |
