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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There’s a wide range of washes to pick from (36 to be exact!), as well as short and long lengths.
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Rylee Johnston, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The whisky was distilled way back in 1940 at the Speyside distillery, but it was put into a Gordon & MacPhail American oak cask (Cask 336 to be exact) by George Urquhart and his father, John, who managed the business under the tutelage of founders James Gordon and John Alexander MacPhail.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
The vast majority – seven, to be exact – came by way of the curveball with his slider and changeup also recording one each.
—Andrew Wagner, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Stoughton, to be exact, which is next door to Canton.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
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Rylee Johnston, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The whisky was distilled way back in 1940 at the Speyside distillery, but it was put into a Gordon & MacPhail American oak cask (Cask 336 to be exact) by George Urquhart and his father, John, who managed the business under the tutelage of founders James Gordon and John Alexander MacPhail.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
The vast majority – seven, to be exact – came by way of the curveball with his slider and changeup also recording one each.
—Andrew Wagner, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Stoughton, to be exact, which is next door to Canton.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 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 3 Sep. 2025.
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