on the dot
Example Sentences
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At 10 a.m. on the dot, an employee opens the door and the all-day parade begins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025
These involve getting up at 09:00 on the dot and drinking from the same coffee mug.
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025
As a three-hour program — Knight opened at 7 p.m. on the dot — Sunday’s show moved quickly, with a rotating stage that whirred to life after each woman’s set.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025
At 7 p.m. on the dot, drag queen Jupiter Genesis kicked off the show, wearing a layered purple boa and a metallic bustier.
From Slate • Nov. 2, 2024
Dussel now sits on the “can,” to borrow the expression, every day at twelve-thirty on the dot.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
