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Meanings of accomplished fact in English

Catalan
fet consumat
Spanish
hecho consumado

An irreversible accomplishment.

        fet consumat
        Synonyms
        Examples for "fait accompli"
        Examples for "fait accompli"
        1
        Presenting it as a fait accompli, Terrace left no room for discussion.
        Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
        2
        Confronted with the fait accompli, papa Roberts would bow to the inevitable.
        The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life
        3
        All the Jesuits in creation won't alter that-itis a fait accompli.
        New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, ...
        4
        At last it was clear that war had become a fait accompli.
        The Coming Conquest of England
        5
        As far was Ysabeau was concerned, Matthew's new scion was a fait accompli.
        The Book of Life
        Usage of accomplished fact in English
        1
        Woman in politics is already an accomplished fact in fourteen western states.
        Vocational Guidance for Girls
        2
        The Black Alliance, as the Liberals call it, is an accomplished fact.
        The Schemes of the Kaiser
        3
        Now, for better or for worse, the scheme is an accomplished fact.
        The Irish Times
        4
        But they were conscious that the marriage was virtually an accomplished fact.
        The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Volume 3
        5
        The mythical Horse-Marines are thus at last recognized as an accomplished fact.
        Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 1870.
        6
        All he could do was swallow it whole as an accomplished fact.
        Blind willow, sleeping woman
        7
        He told a flat lie about an accomplished fact; that costs 50 points.
        Cities in Flight
        8
        There is no more evanescent quality in an accomplished fact than its wonderfulness.
        Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
        9
        That was a misfortune; but that, too, is an accomplished fact.
        Android Karenina
        10
        The Doctor was startled; the accomplished fact was more than he had expected.
        Washington Square
        11
        It was detestable, but a fact; as good already as an accomplished fact.
        The Unclassed
        12
        And so the silent motor became an accomplished fact and a great success.
        Tom Swift and His Air Scout; Or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky
        13
        But, in spite of all, the engagement was an accomplished fact.
        The Unseen Bridegroom; Or, Wedded For a Week
        14
        By afternoon the island of Yaque was an accomplished fact of distinguishable parts.
        Romance Island
        15
        Hunter spoke as if the reduction were already an accomplished fact.
        The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
        16
        This is now an accomplished fact, and it gives us all immense encouragement.
        Paris War Days: Diary of an American
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