PRECISELY in a Sentence
Learn PRECISELY 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.
202 example sentences for PRECISELY, such as:
1. They look precisely the same to me.
2. Define precisely what you mean by 'crime'.
3. You will be here at five o'clock precisely.
4. A mob does not go precisely where it intends.
5. Revolution is precisely the contrary of revolt.
2. Define precisely what you mean by 'crime'.
3. You will be here at five o'clock precisely.
4. A mob does not go precisely where it intends.
5. Revolution is precisely the contrary of revolt.
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Meanings and Examples of PRECISELY
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precisely
ad. in a precise manner
ad. just as it should be
Classic Sentence: (163 in 11 pages)
1 It was precisely at this moment that I forwarded my denunciation to the Prefecture in Paris.
2 The last of these stalls, established precisely opposite the Thenardiers' door, was a toy-shop all glittering with tinsel, glass, and magnificent objects of tin.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IV—ENTRANCE ON THE SCENE OF A DOLL
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IV—ENTRANCE ON THE SCENE OF A DOLL
3 On raising the latch and crossing the threshold, one experienced precisely the same impression as when one enters at the theatre into a grated baignoire, before the grating is lowered and the chandelier is lighted.
4 The dormer window of the garret, through which the light fell, was precisely opposite the door, and illuminated the figure with a wan light.
5 You will be here at five o'clock precisely.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XII—THE USE MADE OF M. LEBLANC'S FIVE-FRANC PIECE
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XII—THE USE MADE OF M. LEBLANC'S FIVE-FRANC PIECE
6 Revolution is precisely the contrary of revolt.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—CRACKS BENEATH THE FOUNDATION
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—CRACKS BENEATH THE FOUNDATION
7 It happened, that at precisely that moment, as proofs were wanting in the investigation directed against Thenardier in the matter of his daughters, Eponine and Azelma were released.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II—EMBRYONIC FORMATION OF CRIMES IN THE INCUBATIO...
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II—EMBRYONIC FORMATION OF CRIMES IN THE INCUBATIO...
8 They did not notice the cholera which decimated Paris precisely during that very month.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER II—THE BEWILDERMENT OF PERFECT HAPPINESS
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER II—THE BEWILDERMENT OF PERFECT HAPPINESS
9 It was precisely at the point where the railing touched the neighboring wall.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IV—A CAB RUNS IN ENGLISH AND BARKS IN SLANG
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IV—A CAB RUNS IN ENGLISH AND BARKS IN SLANG
10 I shall expect you at dusk, at nine o'clock precisely, I warn you.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER VI—MARIUS BECOMES PRACTICAL ONCE MORE TO THE EXTE...
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER VI—MARIUS BECOMES PRACTICAL ONCE MORE TO THE EXTE...
11 At nightfall, at nine o'clock precisely, as he had promised Cosette, he was in the Rue Plumet.
12 A mob does not go precisely where it intends.
13 They overshot Saint-Merry and found themselves, without precisely knowing how, in the Rue Saint-Denis.
14 Gavroche was deeply preoccupied at that moment, but not precisely with his cartridges.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 12: CHAPTER VII—THE MAN RECRUITED IN THE RUE DES BILLETTES
Context Highlight In BOOK 12: CHAPTER VII—THE MAN RECRUITED IN THE RUE DES BILLETTES
15 He picked up the flag, which had fallen precisely at his feet.
Example Sentence: (39 in 3 pages)
1 I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely.
2 Nobody knows precisely how many people are still living in the camp.
3 It's not clear precisely how the accident happened.
4 Define precisely what you mean by 'crime'.
5 It is precisely the possibility of realizing a dream that makes life interesting.
6 The timing of the gun was precisely synchronized with the turning of the plane's propeller.
7 It is difficult to know precisely how much impact the changes will have.
8 The interview would have been more productive if the questions had been framed more precisely.
9 She did not specify precisely how many people were involved in the incident.
10 They look precisely the same to me.
11 It's precisely that sort of slick sales - talk that I mistrust.
12 Don't stick too precisely to what it says in the book.
13 Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological findings.
14 The story of Byzantine art, though not precisely devious, is not straightforward either.
15 What's truly ironic is how both sides in this polarized debate use precisely the same tactics.