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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Good special teams plus excellent goaltending usually equals wins — 154 over three seasons, to be exact, plus another 23 in the playoffs.
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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—Daniel Modlin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Five of them between them, to be exact.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
An early goal put Sporting KC behind the eight ball — less than 90 seconds into the match, to be exact.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
But not just any neck pillow—the Ostrichpillow Go Neck Pillow, to be exact.
—Daniel Modlin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Five of them between them, to be exact.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
An early goal put Sporting KC behind the eight ball — less than 90 seconds into the match, to be exact.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
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“To be exact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20be%20exact. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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