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adjective

precise

CEFR A2

exact and accurate in detail

In a sentence

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

  • Focusing manually on the hummingbird's eye demanded such steady hands that only one frame came out precise.

    Photography

  • Macarons collapse unless the sugar and egg white weights are precise, so bakers weigh every gram on a scale.

    Cooking

  • Her free throw routine is so precise that the ball leaves her fingertips at the same angle every single time.

    Basketball

  • The new balance is precise to a millionth of a gram, and a fingerprint on the pan will throw off the reading.

    Science

  • The contract's precise wording, delivery within thirty calendar days, left no room to argue about weekends.

    Law

  • The drummer's timing is so precise that the producer stopped using a click track for the whole album.

    Music

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