exactly

Example Sentences

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The move doesn’t exactly contribute to the idea of parity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Auriemma later refused to repeat exactly what he said to Staley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"We question everything. We may never know exactly how we began, but we can try our best to understand how things might have occurred."

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

A view from his angle is exactly what cinema needs.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

He was the only mushroom in the garden who had not been transplanted, the only one who truly belonged exactly where he was.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman