How to Use exactly in a Sentence

exactly

adverb

• The levers need to be exactly positioned.
• What's even more special is that the phase was exactly π.
  — Charles D. Brown Ii, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
• No one knows exactly how much copper is stolen every year across the world.
  — Vince Beiser, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
• That’s exactly what Ellie and Zach bring to the bake-off in the U.S.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2023
• And this is exactly what, years later, led to electronic music and techno.
  — Mathias Döpfner, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
• It’s been living on the ranking for 16 weeks, so that means that exactly one-fourth of those frames have been spent in charge of the tally.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
• By that measure, congratulations are exactly the way to go.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 16 May 2023
• Remember: Etiquette is all about being mindful of other people, and that is exactly the goal here.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024
• For Cumming, maintaining a poker face while knowing exactly who is lying to their peers is the biggest challenge.
  — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2024
• Their marketing material will need to exactly align with this document.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 16 May 2023
• As long as your insurance policy, the diagnosis and procedure codes are exactly the same, in theory, you should be covered again.
  — Lindsey Bever, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2023
• As for what exactly is patched with last week’s Rapid Security Response update, Apple isn’t saying.
  — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
• But weirdness is a negative quality, the opposite of which, of course, is normalcy, and that is exactly what the DNC tried to project on its third night.
  — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
• That's exactly what the guys did as soon as Tran left the room.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
• For the past 35 years, that’s exactly what Robb Report has done, with its Best of the Best awards.
  — Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 18 June 2023
• The skewer is exactly as the name suggests: three munchkins on a stick.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
• However, with a record of 48-32, that's exactly where the team stands.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2023
• The film is exactly 3 hours long and is about the creation of the atomic bomb through the Manhattan Project.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2023
• Your Foot Type No two feet are exactly the same (even your own).
  — Samson McDougall, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
• Here’s exactly how to keep your heart safe as the colder season creeps in.
  — Erica Sweeney, SELF, 30 Oct. 2023
• Which towns and cities, exactly, have been sacked and plundered?
  — Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
• The maps can be exactly the same, but the Constitution must be obeyed.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
• And that’s exactly what happened, and that was the start of a downward spiral.
  — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 17 May 2023
• Text the group chat and get packing because here’s exactly how to find cheap flights.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 5 June 2023
• The best thing to do is exactly the opposite: Get more light, get out of bed, and get active.
  — Karen Pallarito, Health, 8 June 2024
• There’s a good chance this is exactly what happened on your phone or iPad, too.
  — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
• And that is exactly what the whale was doing when the watchers spotted him.
  — Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 1 May 2024
• In this era of concerts, the fan knows exactly what song is coming and when long before the performer hits the stage.
  — Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
• But what is the price, exactly, for genius and prestige?
  — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
• The bakery walls were painted three times to get the color exactly right.
  — Khushbu Shah, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Sep 2024