to be exact
idiom
—used to indicate that a statement is accurate and specific
that afternoon, June 22, to be exact
They had many children—seven, to be exact.
He came a long way—from Nome, Alaska, to be exact—to attend the wedding.
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Yes, the Oscars take place on a Sunday night—this Sunday, March 2, starting at 7 p.m. ET, to be exact.
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La Dunn, Flow Space, 28 Feb. 2025
Proceeds from ticket sales — $1 from each seat sold, to be exact — will benefit War Child.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Feb. 2025
Since a number of women experience marginal biotin deficiencies during pregnancy, Ritual opted to include a small amount of biotin (150 mcg, to be exact) in their prenatal multivitamin to bridge any nutritional gaps.
—Kristine Thomason, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2025
Fury has retired before—three times, to be exact: once in 2013, again in 2017, and in 2022—only to return to the sport.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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La Dunn, Flow Space, 28 Feb. 2025
Proceeds from ticket sales — $1 from each seat sold, to be exact — will benefit War Child.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Feb. 2025
Since a number of women experience marginal biotin deficiencies during pregnancy, Ritual opted to include a small amount of biotin (150 mcg, to be exact) in their prenatal multivitamin to bridge any nutritional gaps.
—Kristine Thomason, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2025
Fury has retired before—three times, to be exact: once in 2013, again in 2017, and in 2022—only to return to the sport.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to be exact
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“To be exact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20be%20exact. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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