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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My out-of-style epiphany occurred at Target, in the hair care aisle to be exact.
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Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs recently published a full list of names (40, to be exact) that were requested and rejected in 2024.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Justin Morrissette, store manager for Avoca Coffee Roasters on Foch Street, said that Brazil supplies a third of the world’s coffee — 38 percent, to be exact.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
And he's hit plenty of birdies of his own: 12, to be exact, not to mention the three eagles he's recorded.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs recently published a full list of names (40, to be exact) that were requested and rejected in 2024.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Justin Morrissette, store manager for Avoca Coffee Roasters on Foch Street, said that Brazil supplies a third of the world’s coffee — 38 percent, to be exact.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
And he's hit plenty of birdies of his own: 12, to be exact, not to mention the three eagles he's recorded.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to be exact
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“To be exact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20be%20exact. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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