How to Use accurate in a Sentence
accurate
adjective- The model is accurate down to the tiniest details.
- The machines were not yet accurate enough to give useful results.
- Her novel is historically accurate.
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Other than that, the Club for Growth’s letter is accurate.
— WSJ, 25 Jan. 2023 -
How accurate have election odds or polls been in past presidential elections?
— Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 -
So, how did Tess die on , and is the show's depiction of Tess' death accurate to the best-selling video game it's based on?
— Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 23 Jan. 2023 -
Google also does not guarantee that its translations are accurate.
— Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2023 -
All of them said that Neild’s description of the law and the safeguards in place against noncitizen voting were accurate.
— Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024 -
The internal rankings of the top-selling and most-streamed albums and songs are often an accurate reflection of how deeply the new wound is being felt.
— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 -
Too accurate with his strokes, making merely 22 unforced errors, 20 fewer than his foe.
— Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023 -
One of my obsessions, especially in a world where people are watching TV in 4K, it’s that the detail in the image is accurate.
— Josh Weiss, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023 -
The trackpad is large and accurate, and the keys are nice to type on.
— Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2018 -
Track this for a month to prove that the first week was accurate.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2021 -
Fans won’t have to wait long to see if the poll is accurate.
— John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 -
The more regular the ticks, the more accurate the clock.
— Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2021 -
But a quick read through the links the group cites makes clear the statement is not accurate.
— Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024 -
Look for scales that are accurate, easy to use, and durable.
— Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 10 Apr. 2023 -
Those tests are most accurate when done within the first three weeks of the cough, the CDC says.
— Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2024 -
The thing is, a lot of his stories are not quite accurate.
— refinery29.com, 9 July 2018 -
Not all of these leaks will pan out, but some of them are bound to be accurate.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 12 Sep. 2021 -
Get a free copy at www.annualcreditreport.com to make sure the report is accurate.
— Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2018 -
But the maps of the cave are not accurate enough to get a good fix on exactly where to drill.
— Mike James, USA TODAY, 6 July 2018 -
The running speeds and pitch speeds are accurate as well.
— Popular Science, 19 Apr. 2020 -
Over the top, yes, but also accurate — both sides of it.
— Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 17 Jan. 2020 -
Is that accurate, and also the message of some of the album?
— Katherine Turman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2022 -
Clearly, the lower range wasn’t accurate for the pipes in your house.
— Washington Post, 7 July 2021 -
The satellites have to account for the bending of space-time to be accurate.
— Jessica Dulong, CNN, 13 May 2021 -
Type in the person’s name and put it in quotes for more accurate results.
— Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2021 -
Note that prices and deals are accurate as of press time but may be subject to change.
— Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2022 -
Pollster Ann Selzer has an incredibly accurate record of predicting the outcome of the state’s presidential election results.
— Cate Martel, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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