chapter and verse
Example Sentences
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In the next breath, of course, Crosby was happy to give chapter and verse on his fabled sex life, invariably referencing his famous ode to a threesome, “Triad.”
From Los Angeles Times
So the Republicans must be out on the hustings offering chapter and verse about their answer to inflation, right?
From Los Angeles Times
Whitehead became a bishop, and he has proved himself to be a gripping orator with what appears to be a deep knowledge of his worn Bible and an ability to summon chapter and verse with ease.
From Seattle Times
A phrase painstakingly inscribed letter by letter by actor Nima Taleghani on the back wall of Soutra Gilmour’s blond-wood set testifies to theater’s passionate devotion to chapter and verse; I’ll let the message be revealed to you freshly, for deciphering it is part of the fun.
From Washington Post
They were keyed to chapter and verse, and by the end of the century, page numbers came into use.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
