chapter and verse
Example Sentences
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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
You'll have probably read chapter and verse about it and seen all the various angles.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 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
We’re about to get chapter and verse of how good this young team really are.
From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2022
Then, we get chapter and verse on being bad daughters.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
