How to Use exact in a Sentence
- He was able to exact a promise from them.
- They would not rest until they had exacted revenge.
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But as the pros and scientists know, time on the field may exact a steep toll.
—TIME, 5 Feb. 2024
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The 76ers will have plenty of chances to exact revenge for last year’s playoffs.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023
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Monday’s vote erases much of the leverage White might have had to exact those promises from the Chiefs and the Royals.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
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For the last decade, the lack of water has exacted a mighty toll on the farms and farmworkers of the Salinas Valley.
—Jeremy Miller, WIRED, 18 Feb. 2023
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After all those beatdowns over the years, the Bills are going to exact some revenge.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
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The mental burden of the war has also exacted a heavy toll.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 2 June 2023
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For many of them, the cult exacted an irreversible toll.
—Hannah E. Meyers, National Review, 10 Sep. 2023
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Will the Cornhuskers be able to exact any semblance of revenge in this rematch?
—Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2023
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The Ukrainian forces will exact far greater cost in blood and treasure if Russia, not Ukraine, is on the offensive.
—Adrian Karatnycky, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2022
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Narrative is one of many tariffs that the world exacts from the uprooted.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2023
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The depth of talent in the East means these early-season losses could exact a late-season toll.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2022
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The birds on the periphery must be more vigilant for predators, which exacts a cost.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
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But the man exacts vengeance after being resurrected as the Crow.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2023
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Thursday, with greens that were not exacting and a course receptive to strong iron play, was merely a start.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 15 June 2023
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The idea is to help officers get to exact shooting locations faster.
—Savannaheadens, oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
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The past offers the wrong guidance, and the current predicament calls for an exacting reassessment.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2023
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The actual toll exacted by the virus remains a subject of sharp debate.
—Dan Diamond, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023
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Transgressions large and small were dragged into the open and held up to exacting scrutiny.
—Andy Kifer, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2023
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Green Bay exacted a measure of vengeance, winning twice in 2010 against Favre and winning the Super Bowl that season.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
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Now, Sakan is caught between his exacting nature and a need for more bakery help while loyalists queue at the door.
—Peggy Hernandez, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
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Many of his most right-of-center members are frustrated that Johnson did not fight harder to exact cuts in the agreement.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2024
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In the days since the deal was agreed upon, Democrats have been touting it as a home run for their priorities that beat back GOP efforts to exact spending cuts.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2024
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And of course Zaslav, who is known for being hands-on and exacting, may well get the last word on any major content decisions.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2023
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Keanu Reeves is back as the titular assassin to exact even more revenge on those who have wronged him through the shadowy High Table.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2024
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Any past rivals looking for revenge will need to pack on a couple more pounds to exact it because Mitchell decided to move up to the 130-pound weight class.
—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Nov. 2022
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The election comes after more than two years of war which have exacted huge costs on the Russian population.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
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That sense of new limitations, new controls, new anxieties, is already exacting a price on culture in a city that had made a welcome of artists into its post-Wall calling card.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
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This wasn’t charity; like all professionals, artists can be exacting and demanding and quirky.
—Jason Kersten, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024
- He is very exact in the way he solves a problem.
- We don't know the exact nature of the problem.
- The police have an exact description of the killer.
- Those were his exact words.
- The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.
- Predicting the path of hurricanes is not an exact science.
- Please take the most exact measurements possible.
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The board in front of them is the exact dimensions of the one Cole shaped and surfs with — a 9-foot-6 longboard.
—Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
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Their son was born in Dubai, though his exact date of birth has not yet been shared.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
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The exact dress appears to be sold out now, but the style is still available in a camel shade.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 31 May 2023
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The exact value of your miles depends on the route and cabin class.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2023
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As for when the concert starts, the exact timing has not been disclosed.
—Alex Koller, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
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The flashes, called Wavelights, were traveling at the exact pace of the two-mile best time.
—Ben Bloom, New York Times, 23 June 2023
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Neither the White House nor the Biden campaign has shared the exact location of the fundraiser.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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Even their exact style, aka the Wool Runners, is available for less.
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
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The company confirmed the layoffs — though not the exact number — in a statement to The Verge.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2023
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His fetishization of the Black male body found fair and exact criticism by the likes of Essex Hemphill.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2024
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As for the Veja sneakers, Kate's been seen in this exact pair almost too many times to count.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2023
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No exact date or cause of death has been given by the family.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024
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The exact benefit of the Savings Card can be unclear at first.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2023
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Of course, exact calorie counts will vary based on each person and their unique weight loss goals.
—Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 18 July 2023
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However, the agency could not confirm with CNN the exact cause of death.
—Fabiana Chaparro, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
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Siffre recalls not merely the day but the exact time of each partner’s passing.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2024
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But the exact influence varied greatly from fire to fire — and even from day to day.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
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In an eerie peculiarity, this was the same exact day and place that Wade was buried.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 29 Nov. 2023
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To prevent poaching, the exact location of the land is not made public.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2023
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An exact timeline hasn't been set, but he is expected to step down in the coming months.
—Justin Klawans, theweek, 14 Jan. 2024
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The homesteader, who’s in her 50s but asked not to share her exact age, raises chickens, bees, and Texas Longhorns.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 12 Oct. 2023
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Nicole Richie, who plays Tanya’s boss Rose, couldn’t believe the filmmakers were able to get the same exact location.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
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The Premier League is due to announce more details on the exact nature of the offside technology that will be used once contracts are signed.
—Steve Douglas, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
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