Examples of word-for-word in a Sentence
Adverb
you don't have to record the professor's comments word for word in your notes
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Indeed, the new complaint includes a number of word-for-word passages lifted directly from those previous filings.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
In response to airports refusing to air the video, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin sent a statement to The Star that repeated, nearly word for word, Noem’s comments in the video and blamed Democrats for the shutdown.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
From song to song, the entire arena could be seen hitting Soulja’s nostalgic moves, and rapping lyrics word-for-word.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Indeed, the new complaint includes a number of word-for-word passages lifted directly from those previous filings.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
That version — ‘El Pendón Estrellado’ — tells the exact same story, word for word in meaning, and is set to the exact same melody.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
In response to airports refusing to air the video, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin sent a statement to The Star that repeated, nearly word for word, Noem’s comments in the video and blamed Democrats for the shutdown.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for word-for-word
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“Word-for-word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word-for-word. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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