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

The urban retreat will be perched in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur (in the Golden Triangle District, a cultural hot spot in the metropolis) and will be home to only suites—268, to be exact. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026

With a wide range of colors—15 to be exact, including five iridescent shimmers that we’re obsessed with—you’d be happy swiping on this gloss during the day or on a night out. — Tasha Nicole Smith, Allure, 2 Nov. 2026

Prada’s spring 2027 show, built around the idea of the skirt—63 of them, to be exact—planted the first seeds in my mind. — Pernille Teisbaek, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026

A matter of weeks later—Warsh’s 100th day in the role, to be exact—analysts and economists were steadied by the insights Warsh shared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual conference. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for to be exact

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