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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After some prescription-grade hydrocortisone cream, oral antibiotics, and a little time (10 days, to be exact), my face eventually went back to normal.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 7 May 2024
According to Vogue, the curve-hugging, corseted design was made entirely of an invisible net of Swarovski crystals — numbering 84,000 to be exact — which took six artisans more than 200 hours to meticulously hand apply.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
After 10 years with the Seahawks and two years with the Denver Broncos, Wilson is continuing the 2024 season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the family’s opulent digs in Bellevue are now slated to pocket them some big bucks—about $31 million, to be exact.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
The sushi tacos, seven to be exact, have a dedicated section on the menu.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 5 May 2024
The building, a National Historic Landmark, still holds the record for the longest porch in the world (660 feet, to be exact) and overlooks the idyllic Straits of Mackinac and the Mackinac Bridge.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
The scene is from when Pryor’s Wiz is exposed as a fake, a phony…a former politician to be exact.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
Expand All Providence Road Sundries has been around a long time — 89 years to be exact.
—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
Jenna Ryu, SELF, 7 May 2024
According to Vogue, the curve-hugging, corseted design was made entirely of an invisible net of Swarovski crystals — numbering 84,000 to be exact — which took six artisans more than 200 hours to meticulously hand apply.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
After 10 years with the Seahawks and two years with the Denver Broncos, Wilson is continuing the 2024 season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the family’s opulent digs in Bellevue are now slated to pocket them some big bucks—about $31 million, to be exact.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
The sushi tacos, seven to be exact, have a dedicated section on the menu.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 5 May 2024
The building, a National Historic Landmark, still holds the record for the longest porch in the world (660 feet, to be exact) and overlooks the idyllic Straits of Mackinac and the Mackinac Bridge.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
The scene is from when Pryor’s Wiz is exposed as a fake, a phony…a former politician to be exact.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
Expand All Providence Road Sundries has been around a long time — 89 years to be exact.
—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
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