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.
Examples of to be exact in a Sentence
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Expand All Providence Road Sundries has been around a long time — 89 years to be exact.
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Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Some of Katrina's favorite items in her postpartum recovery kit were perineal cold packs, an upside-down peri bottle, and sweet and salty snacks (Reese's peanut butter cups and pretzels, to be exact).
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 18 Apr. 2024
Founded in 1969, the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge boasts an expansive selection of the artist's work — almost 1,000 original paintings and drawings, to be exact.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2024
Three, to be exact — one of which was with former football player and season 10 contestant Chad Ochocinco Johnson.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Since Sergio Hudson has roots in the South, Ridgeway, South Carolina to be exact, a bustier-centric look from his last collection is most fitting.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
Many of the best golfers in the country — 88 of them to be exact — will meet at the Augusta National Golf Club, marking the first major stop on the PGA Tour.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Stephen Colbert spent the majority of Tyson’s appearance on The Late Show debating worms — Sandworms to be exact.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
Staples: free passport photos Staples Easy Rewards members, 29,000 to be exact, can get free complimentary passport photos taken in-store on Feb. 29.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Some of Katrina's favorite items in her postpartum recovery kit were perineal cold packs, an upside-down peri bottle, and sweet and salty snacks (Reese's peanut butter cups and pretzels, to be exact).
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 18 Apr. 2024
Founded in 1969, the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge boasts an expansive selection of the artist's work — almost 1,000 original paintings and drawings, to be exact.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2024
Three, to be exact — one of which was with former football player and season 10 contestant Chad Ochocinco Johnson.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Since Sergio Hudson has roots in the South, Ridgeway, South Carolina to be exact, a bustier-centric look from his last collection is most fitting.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
Many of the best golfers in the country — 88 of them to be exact — will meet at the Augusta National Golf Club, marking the first major stop on the PGA Tour.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Stephen Colbert spent the majority of Tyson’s appearance on The Late Show debating worms — Sandworms to be exact.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
Staples: free passport photos Staples Easy Rewards members, 29,000 to be exact, can get free complimentary passport photos taken in-store on Feb. 29.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
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