bang on

chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bang on This is not to bang on about SAP, a solid enterprise software firm liked by its global customers. Rich Karlgaard, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Nick Miller is bang on the money here: FIFA canning its anti-discrimination campaign at the Club World Cup is so poor, as is its failure to adequately explain why. Phil Hay, New York Times, 18 June 2025 But sure enough, in two years’ time, the designs were bang on. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2025 Protests continue even after the town hall has wrapped, as people bang on the doors to the room where Edwards is speaking to press. Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bang on
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bang on
Adjective
  • The pool of possible questions was raised to 128, and the requirement for correct answers raised to 12 out of 20 asked.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Most restaurants correct violations at the time of the original inspection or shortly after.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Many experts donated years of their time and decades of expertise to help me make these depictions as rich and accurate as possible.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • These projections have been fairly accurate over the past decade, with sportsbooks predicting the East’s total number of regular season wins within single digits six times.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The same is true of modern warfare.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Mathis has been a terror for opposing quarterbacks alongside teammate and fellow true freshman Sidney Stewart.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Running back Chase Brown had his best game of the year on the ground, rushing for 108 yards on just 11 carries against the Pittsburgh defense.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Arkansas’ best offense in a decade is being wasted by a defense that is shaping up to be one of the worst in program history.
    Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • October marks the proper start of fall, and there’s no better time to plan an autumnal getaway—luckily, Amazon is overflowing with deals on everything from cozy layers to lightweight weekenders, plus hiking gear that can handle the crisp mornings.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The tour ended at a ranch, where we were greeted with cold towels, bottled water and a proper Vincy breakfast—a reward that made the early wake-up worth it.
    Essence, Essence, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Bang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang%20on. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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