How to Use accurately in a Sentence

accurately

adverb
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  • After six rounds the judge accurately guessed the number 89% of the time.
    — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • This week, Gaetz shut up—or, more accurately, he was shut up.
    — Matt Laslo, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Rosemary decked the halls—or, more accurately, the floors—of churches and dwellings at Christmas.
    — Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
  • To find out, the researchers needed to accurately map the cosmic web over time.
    — Mark Popinchalk, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Now scientists could make more edits to the genome in one go and do so more accurately to boot.
    — Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Klein: There’s no way to accurately predict how all of the teams involved in the playoff race will affect the Rams’ chances.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • To accurately measure spices, a dry goods scale is best.
    — Jack Hennessy, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The skirt, which could more accurately be described as a belt, fastens with velcro and costs $1,000.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 July 2023
  • Or, as my colleague Dan Seifert more accurately describes it, the pinchy pinch.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2023
  • And a drop for the Dow accurately predicted a loss by the incumbent party 10 out of 11 times.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Hate sells—or, more accurately, the reaction to it does.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The overall effect was not accurately Egyptian or Arab, but what the Shriners back then perceived those things to be.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The lines are precise and clearly visible, and it can be accurately used up to 30 feet away.
    — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2023
  • One of my major complaints about the Clicks is that the buttons proved difficult to hit accurately, even with my small hands.
    — PCMAG, 15 July 2024
  • In the shot, Hailey glows from head — or more accurately, bunny ears — to toe in the Easter ‘fit and is backdropped by sparkling blue water.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The sizing fit accurately, the waistband was comfortable, and the shorts were a perfect length to stay hidden under the skirt’s hem.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • In the absence of clouds, blue described the sky accurately but not thoroughly.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Terence Blanchard was in the house — or, more accurately, his house — on Thursday night.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Or, more accurately, as the film demonstrates, for Orson Welles.
    — WIRED, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The tags allow scientists to accurately track longevity, growth rates and movements of the fish.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Even the best predictions can only accurately be made a few days or even hours in advance.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Even the best predictions can only accurately be made a few days or even hours in advance.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
  • With Magic Editor in the Google Photos app, a spokesperson pressed on the subject and the software accurately made a cutout.
    — WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Firefighters among the 225-person crew are still working to map the perimeter of the blaze to more accurately estimate its size.
    — Austindedios, oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Be open and detailed about your pain so your doctor can accurately assess your health.
    — Maryam Jameel, ProPublica, 3 June 2024
  • Only five percent of the ocean is thought to be accurately mapped; the other 95 percent remains a mystery.
    — Lane Scott Jones, Longreads, 25 June 2024
  • That lot had been tested by NSF and was accurately labeled as such, according to the lawsuit.
    — Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
  • Fiona’s voice is like a unique blend of lemon, honey and mint — a perfect harmony to accurately portray the vibrant emotions of a girl’s heart.
    — Billboard China, Billboard, 24 May 2023
  • Just how high that bill will be and who bears the brunt of it is impossible to accurately predict for now, Justin Weidner, an economist at Deutsche Bank, said.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
  • By using the Switch Model tool, consumers can select a model that more accurately represents them, which Patte said might help better visualize how an item would fit.
    — Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2025

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