to be exact

phrase

—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.

Examples of to be exact in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Someone who bought a Powerball ticket at a Front Range grocery store this week has many, many reasons to celebrate – 500,000 reasons before tax, to be exact. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2026

That said, a variable rate works both ways so savers should also account for some volatility here as these interest-earning projections are unlikely to be exact by this time next year. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

The country house, called Beaverbrook, is on a sprawling estate (470 acres, to be exact) in Surrey, in the English countryside, not far from Kingston, where Holland grew up. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026

Bob, so technically there already is a Bob Kardashian… well, two Bobs, to be exact. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 7 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for to be exact

• overreact
• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• contract
• detract
• distract
• enact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact