word for word
Example Sentences
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Translated word for word, they become something parseable only by a bilingual transportation engineer, not by the people the projects are supposed to serve.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
She told the High Court she knew "100%" that other stories had been obtained through hacking because they matched her voicemails "word for word".
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
That doesn’t mean your private chats about your colleague or spouse are going to show up word for word in someone else’s chat session a year or two from now.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
In the 15 years since, DeBlois has helmed its sequel, its three-quel and now this live-action version, which goes back to the beginning and repeats the same plot essentially word for word.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
So of course Twig gave him the same description she’d given me, word for word.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
