exactly

[ɪɡˈzæktli]

Definition:
1. Something is correct in every way or in every detail.
2. Indicating exactness or preciseness.
3. Just as it should be.

'exactly' example sentence:

1. Eve nodded, almost approvingly. 'Exactly.'.
2. He's not exactly homeless, he just hangs out in this park.
3. Any reasonable person would have done exactly as you did.
4. I've forgotten where they live exactly.
5. Your answer is exactly right.
6. Exactly what are you trying to tell me?
7. This isn't exactly my idea of heaven!
8. You will see exactly where you are slipping up.
9. To his credit, Jack never told anyone exactly what had happened.
10. The numbers add up to exactly 100.
11. You haven't changed at all ─ you still look exactly the same.
12. Who exactly stands to benefit from these changes?
13. I'm telling you, that's exactly what she said.
14. Then he'll know exactly what's required of him.
15. Getting it to fit exactly is a tricky business.
16. Can you recall exactly what happened?
17. This one works in exactly the same way as the other.
18. We haven't exactly hooked up yet.
19. (disapproving)Exactly what are you trying to tell me?
20. Trish had not exactly understood his feelings.
21. The house has been built exactly to our specifications.
22. I know exactly how she felt.
23. He wasn't exactly pleased to see us─in fact he refused to open the door.
24. What exactly happens when we sneeze?
25. It happened exactly as expected.
26. What exactly did you intend by that remark?
27. At the first stroke it will be 9 o'clock exactly.
28. I know exactly how you feel.
29. It was a warm day, if not exactly hot.
30. You haven't changed at all─you still look exactly the same .
31. Agnew's car pulled into the driveway at exactly five o'clock.
32. Sailing is not exactly cheap.
33. Both drugs will be exactly the same.
34. What exactly do you mean?.
35. By a happy coincidence, we arrived at exactly the same time.
36. It's exactly nine o'clock.
37. Eve nodded, almost approvingly. "Exactly."
38. ‘So he told you you'd got the job? ’ ‘Not exactly, but he said they were impressed with me. ’
39. I grant you it looks good, but it's not exactly practical.
40. Do exactly as I tell you.
41. Where exactly did you stay in France?
42. It's not exactly fun city here is it?
43. He wasn't exactly a bundle of laughs last night.
44. It's not exactly beautiful, is it? (= it's ugly)
45. Her work didn't exactly inspire me with confidence.
46. This was not exactly what I wanted to hear.
47. We treat boys exactly the same as girls.
48. The article is not exactly light reading.
49. That's exactly right. I agree wholeheartedly with you.
50. Everything went exactly as planned.
51. ‘You mean somebody in this room must be the murderer? ’ ‘Exactly. ’
52. Exactly what are you looking for?
53. He spoke exactly like I did.
54. 'We don't know the answer to that.' — 'Exactly — so shut up and stop speculating.'.
55. What exactly did you mean by that last remark?
56. Each corner had a guard tower, each of which was exactly ten meters in height.
57. That's exactly what I think.
58. Curiously enough, a year later exactly the same thing happened again.
59. Exactly what can be called an offensive weapon is still a grey area.
60. Exactly the opposite is true.
61. When exactly did the incident occur?
62. What exactly is the influence of television on children?
63. His words had exactly the opposite effect.
64. It's exactly a year since I started working here.
65. It happened almost exactly a year ago.
66. What exactly do you mean?
67. Her story coincided exactly with her brother's.