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adjective

accurate

CEFR B1

conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy

In a sentence

Six example sentences with accurate, each labelled with its topic.

  • The rookie's jumper stayed accurate from the corner all season, though almost nothing fell from the top of the key.

    Basketball

  • The light meter proved accurate to within a third of a stop, matching the readings from the studio flash.

    Photography

  • The minimap is accurate down to individual doorways, so players who trust it never walk into the wrong corridor.

    Gaming

  • The new clock is accurate to one second in fifteen billion years, better than any instrument built before it.

    Science

  • An accurate kitchen scale matters more than any gadget, since a bread recipe fails when the flour is off by a tenth.

    Cooking

  • The ledger was accurate to the cent, and the auditors signed off in two days instead of the usual two weeks.

    Finance

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