dead-on

Example Sentences

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It’s one of many amusingly dead-on observations about the nature of popular music today, whether at the end that enjoys global adulation or at the opposite extreme.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“Her pitch was dead-on, and her rhythm was a lift to the spirit,” Mr. Reich said.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Cannon was dead-on about the increasingly high prices at the amusement park.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2023

The women were gathered in Murray’s office, an enviable spot on the West front of the Capitol with a dead-on view of the Washington Monument.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2023

“Because it happened. Because every word is absolutely dead-on true.”

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien