How to Use not exactly in a Sentence

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• Of course the rest of us are not exactly off the hook.
  — Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
• This one might not exactly be for you.
  — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
• That is not exactly a fast fix.
  — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Feb. 2026
• Well, that was not exactly a thrilling game.
  — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
• The first-round picks are not exactly three first-round picks.
  — Zach Harper, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
• But that’s not exactly the case.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
• Kind of, but not exactly, right?
  — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
• Cheap, sure, but not exactly free.
  — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
• Turns out, that’s not exactly true.
  — Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
• This is not exactly in Carr’s gift.
  — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
• Which, of course, is not exactly a great look for the Olympics.
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2026
• The movie will not exactly set your pulse racing.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
• Hippler said that's not exactly how the law works.
  — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
• Not out of it, but also not exactly in it at the moment.
  — Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
• This is why the question of whether tariffs are good or bad is not exactly black and white.
  — Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2025
• The stories are not exactly the same, but the events in both movies happen around the same time.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 19 July 2023
• That is till not exactly great for the economy.
  — Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
• Well, not exactly a white tablecloth.
  — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026
• They’re not exactly meant to be box office smashes.
  — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2025
• But recent auction prices have not exactly set the market for his work aflame.
  — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026
• The eternal toddler is then forced to enroll in a new one that's not exactly top of the line.
  — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
• Her writing is breezy even when the subject matter is not exactly beachy.
  — S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
• He’s been dealing with injury issues and has not exactly lived up to the pre-draft hype.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 29 June 2026
• The thought of wearing heels on a busy summer day can sound, well, not exactly ideal.
  — India Roby, Glamour, 21 July 2026
• Trump, however, has not exactly proved to be good at taking a joke.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• This new generation did not exactly want to work, and who could blame them?
  — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
• Yet the hunt for the world’s oldest stories is not exactly triumphant.
  — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
• The crowd isn't happy with the officials, and they're not exactly thrilled with their team.
  — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
• That did not happen, not exactly, but the neglect was real.
  — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
• Is your iPhone listening to you — no, well not exactly.
  — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025