to be exact

idiom

—used to indicate that a statement is accurate and specific

that afternoon, June 22, to be exact

They had many children—seven, to be exact.

He came a long way—from Nome, Alaska, to be exact—to attend the wedding.

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All the way back to the Dallas Cowboys’ Super Bowl XXX win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Tempe, Ariz., to be exact. RELATED: Keeler: Coach Prime is Jerry Jones of CU Buffs football. —

Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024 The vast majority of those, 40 to be exact, have come in La Liga where Flick's side have scored at least two or more in all their outings so far save for a 1-0 win over Getafe. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Washington Commanders 27, New York Giants 22: The Commanders (7-2) are off to their best start in nearly three decades (1996, to be exact). —

Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 The best celebrity Halloween costumes of 2024 The latter half of the film explodes with blood (36,000 gallons, to be exact), guts, and tons of gnarly prosthetics. —

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