EXACTLY in a Sentence
Learn EXACTLY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
343 example sentences for EXACTLY, such as:
1. The tale was found exactly complete.
2. It happened almost exactly a year ago.
3. It's hard to define exactly what has changed.
4. It's not exactly a cultural center like Paris.
5. A TV playback showed exactly what had happened.
2. It happened almost exactly a year ago.
3. It's hard to define exactly what has changed.
4. It's not exactly a cultural center like Paris.
5. A TV playback showed exactly what had happened.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of EXACTLY
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exactly
ad. in a precise manner
ad. indicating exactness or preciseness
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 I glanced at Holmes on hearing the description of the murderer, which tallied so exactly with his own.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
2 I can vouch for the accuracy of the subjoined account, for I have had access to Lestrade's note-book, in which the prisoner's words were taken down exactly as they were uttered.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
3 "Thirty-five only," her father-in-law said, as if he had whipped a tape measure from his pocket and measured it exactly.
4 She liked to leave a theatre knowing exactly what was meant.
5 This drawer I beg of you to carry back with you to Cavendish Square exactly as it stands.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
6 With a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication table always in his pocket, sir, ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature, and tell you exactly what it comes to.
7 His mind was so exactly regulated, that he had no affections or passions.
8 For the same sort of persons, who, in the present day, applaud most highly the deepest tragedies, were then interested in a tournament exactly in proportion to the danger incurred by the champions engaged.
9 The tale was found exactly complete.
10 The arrow whistled through the air, and lighted within the inner ring of the target, but not exactly in the centre.
11 He had all kinds of people at Wragby, without exactly lowering himself.
12 He stayed that time only the three days, and to Clifford was exactly the same as on the first evening; to Connie also.
13 And she wondered with rage, why it was she felt Clifford was so wrong, yet she couldn't say it to him, she could not say exactly where he was wrong.
14 'Mrs Bolton is not exactly one of the servants,' he said.
15 That is exactly what I think," cried Mrs. Norris, "and what I was saying to my husband this morning.
Example Sentence: (133 in 9 pages)
1 Though John and Andrew look exactly alike, they act quite differently.
2 It happened almost exactly a year ago.
3 She'll be coming tonight, although I don't know exactly when.
4 Her visit coincided exactly with a visit by the American president.
5 This answer must be a crib: it's exactly the same as Jones's.
6 Never regret anything because at one time it was exactly what you wanted.
7 A TV playback showed exactly what had happened.
8 Tell us exactly what happened and don't prevaricate.
9 It's not exactly a cultural center like Paris.
10 Each corner had a guard tower, each of which was exactly ten meters in height.
11 We were unable to define what exactly was wrong with him.
12 It's hard to define exactly what has changed.
13 Please describe to the court exactly what you saw.
14 Suppose someone gave you an egg and asked you to describe exactly what was inside.
15 We set out to determine exactly what happened that night.