to be precise
idiom
—used to indicate that a statement is accurate and specific
one night in early summer—June 22, to be precise
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Scripts for individual scenes often weren’t completed until hours before they were filmed — with actors still expected to be precise with David’s distinct language, and even punctuation, despite the lack of prep time.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
Tatum is only 27 — to be precise, 27 years and 72 days as of Wednesday — and yet this is his eighth season with the Celtics.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Being a special, only a small number of Gray Ghosts will be produced – 1,990 units to be precise.
—New Atlas, 12 May 2025
A day like Sunday – a third quarter like Sunday’s, to be precise – is great for morale.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 May 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
Tatum is only 27 — to be precise, 27 years and 72 days as of Wednesday — and yet this is his eighth season with the Celtics.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Being a special, only a small number of Gray Ghosts will be produced – 1,990 units to be precise.
—New Atlas, 12 May 2025
A day like Sunday – a third quarter like Sunday’s, to be precise – is great for morale.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for to be precise
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“To be precise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20be%20precise. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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