precise

Example Sentences

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“If you ask most chefs, that’s the most dialed-in, precise way to cook,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Many of the attacks on urban targets such as apartment buildings used precise munitions with smaller explosives to minimize damage, one official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

By adjusting the number of electrons, researchers can reach this precise state.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Maritime analysts have cautioned during the recent weeks of conflict around the strait that ships' signals in the region have been disrupted and manipulated, making precise tracking difficult.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

After a drawn-out series of death throes—the precise sequence of events depends, again, on the mass of the star—the star’s fusion engine fails, and the star begins to collapse under its own gravity.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife