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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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
The shorts are filmed like mini stage plays in which the leads read Dahl’s stories word-for-word straight to camera.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
Austin Irabor, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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
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Adjective
Several of the events of this trial have been a repeat of 2020, sometimes word-for-word.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
The shorts are filmed like mini stage plays in which the leads read Dahl’s stories word-for-word straight to camera.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
Adverb
Good salespeople don't need to follow a script word for word.
—Austin Irabor, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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
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“Word-for-word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word-for-word. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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