Examples of word-for-word in a Sentence
Adverb
you don't have to record the professor's comments word for word in your notes
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Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
The climax of this biopic in miniature, of course, is the crash, which, like Sully, dramatizes the cockpit transcript from the real-life event with word-for-word detail.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Some weeks later, Fonda would repeat these assertions, word for word, at a press conference at the Lima airport, as the commission arrived in Peru to begin its investigation.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
These are the verbatim word-for-word transcripts taken by court reporters, also referred to as stenographers, that lawyers and judges use as the official court record.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
The climax of this biopic in miniature, of course, is the crash, which, like Sully, dramatizes the cockpit transcript from the real-life event with word-for-word detail.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Adverb
But at the foot of the stage, the artists, including Ms. Sherald and Jordan Casteel, sang along with the group’s three-song medley, word for word.
—Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Some weeks later, Fonda would repeat these assertions, word for word, at a press conference at the Lima airport, as the commission arrived in Peru to begin its investigation.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Word-for-word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word-for-word. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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