chapter and verse

Example Sentences

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Jordan Fox took one for the team and laid out, chapter and verse, all the court orders this office had violated.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

I responded with chapter and verse, pointing to the repeated use of the word “retirement” by Perkins and Witte.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

They were keyed to chapter and verse, and by the end of the century, page numbers came into use.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2022

We’re about to get chapter and verse of how good this young team really are.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2022

The family split up and Minnie was raised by a grandmother who can quote the Bible chapter and verse and drives a beat-up Cadillac with a CB radio in it.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García