precisely
Example Sentences
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But inaction went poorly with her vigorous personality and one morning to everyone’s surprise she appeared for breakfast in the dining room precisely at 8:10, with the announcement that doctors were often wrong.
From Literature
“It is precisely your responsibility to determine what constitutes a threat to the United States.”
From Los Angeles Times
The appetite to endure volatility declines precisely when the potential consequences of failure increase.
Closing the strait has blocked the transit of third of the world’s fertilizer supplies, precisely at a time when farmers from Brazil to India must plan how much to plant later in the year.
From Barron's
But Ms. Davies and company would no doubt say that is precisely the point.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
