in detail

Idioms  

1. With close attention to particulars; thoroughly. For example, She explained her theory in detail. It is also put as go into detail, meaning “to investigate thoroughly,” as in You know what I mean, so I needn't go into detail. The first expression dates from about 1600, the second from the late 1800s.

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Example Sentences

Augmenting the images is software that lets users identify and investigate targets in detail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

They were core to the argument that Brock’s lawyers pressed, and were set out in detail in amicus briefs, including one that the Constitutional Accountability Center filed in support of Brock.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

To accomplish that, the team needed a system capable of comparing many genetic disruptions at the same time while monitoring how each one reshaped a cell in detail.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Swinney has not set out in detail how he intends to overcome this constitutional impasse.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

They described in detail the woman and her hut, so it was easy for Ma to pick it out.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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