word for word
Example Sentences
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That doesn’t mean your private chats about your colleague or spouse are going to show up word for word in someone else’s chat session a year or two from now.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Often, “Eddington” plays out so formally and predictably that it’s like watching someone write out the thing that’s making them anxious on paper, word for word.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025
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 sat down for 12 hours in one day, learning it word for word, note for note," he says.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024
I think I know every episode word for word.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
