to be precise

phrase

—used to indicate that a statement is accurate and specific

one night in early summer—June 22, to be precise

Examples of to be precise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One need only look to very recent history—the past year and a half, to be precise—for a roadmap of potential future upheaval and the mitigation tactics importers and exporters stand to employ moving forward. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

View gallery - 6 images Years of electric vehicle (EV) democratization now leads us to Canada – the electric light-utility manufacturer NorthForge, to be precise. — New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026

Vincent Robert’s family, to be precise, as his great-grandmother had been a wet nurse herself. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Moore also was pictured in another dress at the wedding—a rule-breaking white strapless minidress, to be precise. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for to be precise

• advice
• allspice
• concise
• device
• entice
• excise
• fordyce
• suffice
• dice
• feis
• gneiss
• grice