exactly

Example Sentences

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Five years later, I was exactly Elliott’s age when “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” landed in theaters in 1982.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The jeers were loud, sustained and unambiguous — the sound of a city that overwhelmingly voted against this man, telling him exactly what it thought of him.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Occasionally, playful-sounding tickers can be a bait-and-switch, as in POET, for a maker of AI hardware—not exactly John Keats material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

But the open nature of the border means there is little publicly available data showing exactly how many people are claiming asylum in Northern Ireland having arrived via the CTA.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“I know exactly where I pulled it from”—I pointed up to the empty slot above his head—“so I thought I’d just reshelve it myself.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu