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Definitions

chapter and verse

NOUN
precise detail on a subject
Synonyms
WEAK
documentation goods gospel gospel truth lowdown quotation real McCoy skinny substantiation

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

A gray-haired woman in a T-shirt stood stoically beside a large banner bearing a Bible quote with chapter and verse notation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2024

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

"She gave me chapter and verse about SuperTed and we gave her two SuperTeds for the princes," recalled Mike, who was also assistant producer of the original Fireman Sam.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2021

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

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.