How to Use on the dot in a Sentence

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• At 5:30 on the dot, a black Escalade pulled to a stop in front of the theater.
  — Drew Schwartz, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2023
• The Woleys returned at 10 on the dot, and Bryan gave me a ride home.
  — Curtis Sittenfeld, The Atlantic, 16 July 2021
• Later on, your bestie texts you at 8:08 p.m. on the dot (uh, weird).
  — Brittany Beringer, Women's Health, 7 Apr. 2023
• Each of you should use a different color and write the price of the item on the dot.
  — Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2021
• At twelve on the dot, a dark and cloudy scene took over the massive billboard.
  — Anna Chan, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2022
• Dad went to work and came home at 5 p.m. on the dot, and Mom stayed home and baked bread and kept the house and most of her children clean.
  — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2021
• But my biggest mistake was betting the farm on the dot com boom.
  — Scott King, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
• Our guide, Simona Manzoni, picked us up from our hotel at 7 p.m. on the dot, tickets in hand.
  — Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2023
• Just then Dua appears, at 9 a.m. on the dot, makeup-free and wearing her long chocolate mane loose and parted in the middle.
  — Jen Wang, Vogue, 10 May 2022
• Eerily on the dot with what Kia promises and good news for those looking for a long-range vehicle that isn’t a Tesla.
  — Dan Seifert, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2023
• Worthy also recorded his first 100-yard receiving game, hitting that number right on the dot while bringing in five of six targets.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Sep. 2021
• One family member wants to crank up the heat right away, while another insists on saving money by waiting until Nov. 1 on the dot.
  — Dan Seitz, Popular Science, 11 Nov. 2020
• Because inflation has so far shown to be stickier than the Fed had originally expected, many investors were curious to see what, if any, changes take place on the dot plot.
  — Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024