How to Use to be precise in a Sentence

to be precise

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• Half of himself, to be precise.
  — Stephen Humphries, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2025
• There are many projects the kids can do — 300, to be precise.
  — Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
• Garrett was known to be precise and relaxed while in the pit.
  — Noelle Alviz-Gransee march 15, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
• But her upcoming film is about a bad girl, a bank robber to be precise.
  — Rhonda Richford, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
• And that’s a lot of devices — half of all Android phones, to be precise.
  — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
• There are a lot of different types of dates—around 400 to be precise.
  — Sina Petri, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2024
• Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire, Egg, to be precise.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2025
• The quarterback’s choice, to be precise.
  — Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
• Ethan also encounters a figure from his past—six movies in the past, to be precise.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 15 July 2023
• Eight times to seven men to be precise (to Richard Burton twice).
  — Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
• Our tester found both inside and outside measurements to be precise, and the tape is very easy to read.
  — Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Nov. 2022
• Actually, to be precise, more than one, and that’s where the issue arose.
  — Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
• Just keep in mind that these measurements need to be precise, else the cover may not fit properly.
  — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
• Remember, tariff is another word for tax–a sales tax, to be precise.
  — Steve Forbes, Forbes, 14 Jan. 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
• Tiptree Start your day off like a queen—Mary, Queen of Scots, to be precise.
  — George Pendle, Air Mail, 22 Nov. 2025
• The eggs add richness while helping the custard thicken, and the measurements need to be precise.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2023
• Actually, to be precise, both baby and job were finalized on the same day.
  — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
• Duran blasted one over the Boston bullpen 456 feet, to be precise.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
• Everybody that night was doing a lot of drugs and nobody’s memory is going to be precise.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
• Leon Rice has been coaching college basketball for a long time — 36 years, to be precise.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 Nov. 2025
• The other iconic activity here is a boat tour—the Grand Tour, to be precise.
  — Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025
• Moore also was pictured in another dress at the wedding—a rule-breaking white strapless minidress, to be precise.
  — Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Aug. 2026
• The inside of a small Cessna plane, to be precise, which is where most of the action of Flight Risk takes place.
  — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
• Six pages of ideas, to be precise, leaning heavily on transportation projects and one-time funding that looked promising just eight months ago.
  — The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024
• Interstellar space, to be precise.
  — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
• BepiColombo just imaged Mercury in a whole new light — mid-infrared light, to be precise.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
• Revenue took a 10% nosedive last year to less than $1 billion—$966 million, to be precise.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
• Move over, Pizza Rat, here come the Pizza Lizards—rainbow lizards, to be precise.
  — ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
• Engineers pore over the initial design plans, and then go on board to make hundreds of measurements; clearly, it's got to be precise.
  — New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2024