word for word
Example Sentences
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That’s almost word for word the same explanation Sarah Sanders gave when she left Trump’s first administration.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“When we ask about it, they just tell us the standard line, which I can quote word for word: ‘We have no updates at this time,’” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
She told the High Court she knew "100%" that other stories had been obtained through hacking because they matched her voicemails "word for word".
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
The real opera sets Pushkin’s play, which was written as a response to Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” word for word.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024
I spent hours copying entire pages, word for word, in my small, cramped handwriting.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
