How to Use exact in a Sentence

exact

1 of 2 verb

• He was able to exact a promise from them.
• They would not rest until they had exacted revenge.
• But as the pros and scientists know, time on the field may exact a steep toll.
  — TIME, 5 Feb. 2024
• The 76ers will have plenty of chances to exact revenge for last year’s playoffs.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023
• Monday’s vote erases much of the leverage White might have had to exact those promises from the Chiefs and the Royals.
  — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
• For the last decade, the lack of water has exacted a mighty toll on the farms and farmworkers of the Salinas Valley.
  — Jeremy Miller, WIRED, 18 Feb. 2023
• After all those beatdowns over the years, the Bills are going to exact some revenge.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• The mental burden of the war has also exacted a heavy toll.
  — Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 2 June 2023
• For many of them, the cult exacted an irreversible toll.
  — Hannah E. Meyers, National Review, 10 Sep. 2023
• Will the Cornhuskers be able to exact any semblance of revenge in this rematch?
  — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2023
• The Ukrainian forces will exact far greater cost in blood and treasure if Russia, not Ukraine, is on the offensive.
  — Adrian Karatnycky, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2022
• Narrative is one of many tariffs that the world exacts from the uprooted.
  — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2023
• The depth of talent in the East means these early-season losses could exact a late-season toll.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2022
• The birds on the periphery must be more vigilant for predators, which exacts a cost.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
• But the man exacts vengeance after being resurrected as the Crow.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2023
• Thursday, with greens that were not exacting and a course receptive to strong iron play, was merely a start.
  — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 15 June 2023
• The idea is to help officers get to exact shooting locations faster.
  — Savannaheadens, oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
• The past offers the wrong guidance, and the current predicament calls for an exacting reassessment.
  — Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2023
• The actual toll exacted by the virus remains a subject of sharp debate.
  — Dan Diamond, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023
• Transgressions large and small were dragged into the open and held up to exacting scrutiny.
  — Andy Kifer, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2023
• Green Bay exacted a measure of vengeance, winning twice in 2010 against Favre and winning the Super Bowl that season.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
• Now, Sakan is caught between his exacting nature and a need for more bakery help while loyalists queue at the door.
  — Peggy Hernandez, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
• Many of his most right-of-center members are frustrated that Johnson did not fight harder to exact cuts in the agreement.
  — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2024
• In the days since the deal was agreed upon, Democrats have been touting it as a home run for their priorities that beat back GOP efforts to exact spending cuts.
  — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2024
• And of course Zaslav, who is known for being hands-on and exacting, may well get the last word on any major content decisions.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2023
• Keanu Reeves is back as the titular assassin to exact even more revenge on those who have wronged him through the shadowy High Table.
  — Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2024
• Any past rivals looking for revenge will need to pack on a couple more pounds to exact it because Mitchell decided to move up to the 130-pound weight class.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Nov. 2022
• The election comes after more than two years of war which have exacted huge costs on the Russian population.
  — Christian Edwards, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
• Enter Email Sign Up The actual toll exacted by the virus remains a subject of sharp debate.
  — Dan Diamond, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2023
• And yes, the captive (presumably raped) women do get to exact their own special revenge.
  — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 1 Oct. 2022

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exact

2 of 2 adjective

• He is very exact in the way he solves a problem.
• We don't know the exact nature of the problem.
• The police have an exact description of the killer.
• Those were his exact words.
• The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.
• Predicting the path of hurricanes is not an exact science.
• Please take the most exact measurements possible.
• The board in front of them is the exact dimensions of the one Cole shaped and surfs with — a 9-foot-6 longboard.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
• Their son was born in Dubai, though his exact date of birth has not yet been shared.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
• The exact dress appears to be sold out now, but the style is still available in a camel shade.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 31 May 2023
• The exact value of your miles depends on the route and cabin class.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2023
• As for when the concert starts, the exact timing has not been disclosed.
  — Alex Koller, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
• The flashes, called Wavelights, were traveling at the exact pace of the two-mile best time.
  — Ben Bloom, New York Times, 23 June 2023
• Neither the White House nor the Biden campaign has shared the exact location of the fundraiser.
  — Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Even their exact style, aka the Wool Runners, is available for less.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
• The company confirmed the layoffs — though not the exact number — in a statement to The Verge.
  — Jay Peters, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2023
• His fetishization of the Black male body found fair and exact criticism by the likes of Essex Hemphill.
  — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2024
• As for the Veja sneakers, Kate's been seen in this exact pair almost too many times to count.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2023
• No exact date or cause of death has been given by the family.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024
• The exact benefit of the Savings Card can be unclear at first.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2023
• Of course, exact calorie counts will vary based on each person and their unique weight loss goals.
  — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 18 July 2023
• However, the agency could not confirm with CNN the exact cause of death.
  — Fabiana Chaparro, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
• Siffre recalls not merely the day but the exact time of each partner’s passing.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2024
• But the exact influence varied greatly from fire to fire — and even from day to day.
  — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
• In an eerie peculiarity, this was the same exact day and place that Wade was buried.
  — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 29 Nov. 2023
• To prevent poaching, the exact location of the land is not made public.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2023
• An exact timeline hasn't been set, but he is expected to step down in the coming months.
  — Justin Klawans, theweek, 14 Jan. 2024
• The homesteader, who’s in her 50s but asked not to share her exact age, raises chickens, bees, and Texas Longhorns.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 12 Oct. 2023
• The exact numbers are not the point, say many researchers involved in this type of analysis.
  — Sarah Kessler, New York Times, 10 June 2023
• The exact number of hostages and their fates remain uncertain.
  — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024