How to Use accurately in a Sentence

accurately

adverb
  • After six rounds the judge accurately guessed the number 89% of the time.
    Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • To build trust, companies need to accurately represent their offerings and deliver what is promised.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • That’s largely because researchers lacked the means to accurately measure leftover magnetism in ancient meteorites.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Some professors hesitate to grade accurately because of student evaluations, which are often more negative for tough graders.
    Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • This week, Gaetz shut up—or, more accurately, he was shut up.
    Matt Laslo, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
  • Even the best predictions can only accurately be made a few days or even hours in advance.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 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
  • Still said, skeptical that the system had accurately identified who on the team covered the most ground.
    Simon Akam, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2023
  • With games like bullseye, destroyer and the longest drive, players see who can hit targets accurately and drive the ball the farthest.
    Nic Napier, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2023

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