Examples of word-for-word in a Sentence
Adverb
you don't have to record the professor's comments word for word in your notes
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
From song to song, the entire arena could be seen hitting Soulja’s nostalgic moves, and rapping lyrics word-for-word.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2025
David Ingram, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
That version — ‘El Pendón Estrellado’ — tells the exact same story, word for word in meaning, and is set to the exact same melody.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Leo is known to read his speeches word-for-word, a drastic departure from Francis’ habit of going off script.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
From song to song, the entire arena could be seen hitting Soulja’s nostalgic moves, and rapping lyrics word-for-word.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Some Grokipedia entries, such as the one for Monday, appear to be word for word the same as the corresponding Wikipedia entries.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
That version — ‘El Pendón Estrellado’ — tells the exact same story, word for word in meaning, and is set to the exact same melody.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for word-for-word
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“Word-for-word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word-for-word. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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