to be precise

idiom

—used to indicate that a statement is accurate and specific

one night in early summer—June 22, to be precise

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In San Francisco, California, a city where the cost of living is 18 percent higher than the national average, a lot more than that—to be precise, over $70,000—is needed for a family to achieve that same middle-class lifestyle. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Pink is everywhere — Benjamin Moore’s 052 Conch Shell, to be precise, chosen after looking at lots of hues and finding that shade subtle and soothing. —

Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 18 June 2024 Actually, to be precise, more than one, and that’s where the issue arose. —

Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 Sam Lee and Thom Harris dissect the key talking points… Hat-trick Haaland Three goals in little over three minutes — 191 seconds to be precise — secured this one for City (that’s actual game time because there was a lengthy VAR delay to check the penalty that eventually led to their equaliser). —

Sam Lee, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for to be precise

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