to the letter
Example Sentences
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That pattern, also known by the more ominous-sounding “bearish engulfing,” followed the description in technical-analysis textbooks to the letter, to warn of a change in trend.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Critics say it’s a prime example of overregulation in the U.K., where following such guidance to the letter, rather than the spirit, generates ugly and ill-proportioned buildings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Apple is frustratingly good at curating to the letter what it chooses to say, even in private.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
The spokesperson added that the party had responded to the letter.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
They were obedient to the letter, but they were quiet and hunched as they went about the work, as though it were retribution rather than deliverance, a scolding rather than kindness, she intended.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
