precisely
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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These Bruins know they belong on this big stage, know how to win here and calmly and precisely play as if they know they can pull this off.
From Los Angeles Times
Shelley’s story is so moving precisely because it’s tinged with firsthand knowledge of the despair that comes with being misunderstood and othered at no fault of one’s own.
From Salon
Yet complacency, undergirded by the remarkable strength of the stock market, is precisely what U.S. leaders are showing.
From Barron's
Yet complacency, undergirded by the remarkable strength of the stock market, is precisely what U.S. leaders are showing.
From Barron's
This hollowness is precisely what the curators ask us to consider.
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