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

Barry Glendenning will give you chapter and verse.

From The Guardian • Dec. 26, 2020

I could quote you anything from those pages, chapter and verse.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah