to be exact
idiom
—used to indicate that a statement is accurate and specific
that afternoon, June 22, to be exact
They had many children—seven, to be exact.
He came a long way—from Nome, Alaska, to be exact—to attend the wedding.
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Right away, our eyes landed on Lohan’s bag — the $4,850 Fendi Spy Small handbag in luxurious burgundy hagfish leather, to be exact.
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Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
It’s been awhile since Ed Sheeran last performed in Charlotte — eight years this month, to be exact.
—From Staff Reports, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
The left back has three assists in that time span — 145 minutes to be exact — including one on the opening goal in Saturday’s 2-1 win against the Houston Dynamo at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
The Padres’ Opening Day starter went five, to be exact.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
It’s been awhile since Ed Sheeran last performed in Charlotte — eight years this month, to be exact.
—From Staff Reports, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
The left back has three assists in that time span — 145 minutes to be exact — including one on the opening goal in Saturday’s 2-1 win against the Houston Dynamo at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
The Padres’ Opening Day starter went five, to be exact.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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“To be exact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20be%20exact. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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