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Examples of spot-on in a Sentence
for an inside mount for window blinds, your measurements had better be spot-on
a spot-on prediction of the movie's gross on its opening weekend
Recent Examples on the Web
If The Leela’s location, atop a cliff in the seaside resort town of Kovalam in Kerala, doesn’t do the trick, its lush gardens, two infinity pools, excellent local cuisine, spot-on cocktails, and nourishing ayurvedic massages definitely will.
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Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024
Perhaps the most spot-on look of Zendaya’s looks for her rollout included the custom Celia Kritharioti low-cut gown in a similar bright green tone.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 3 May 2024
But at its strongest, the movie delivers spot-on spoofs of shopworn narrative devices — the chalkboard brainstorming scene, for one.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Her spot-on likeness of Rodin is matched only by The Little Lady, a child rendered in marble.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
The monsters themselves don’t make a ton of sense, which is spot-on for how they’re created.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
As her dad shared his love of Looney Tunes during an interview with Extra!, Nala stepped in with a spot-on Bugs Bunny impersonation.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
Drew called them back to steer those spot-on musical cues a little further from the spot.
—Eric Grode, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Ross Goldberg Westlake Village :: Bill Plaschke’s column about believing Ohtani (or not) was spot-on.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024
Perhaps the most spot-on look of Zendaya’s looks for her rollout included the custom Celia Kritharioti low-cut gown in a similar bright green tone.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 3 May 2024
But at its strongest, the movie delivers spot-on spoofs of shopworn narrative devices — the chalkboard brainstorming scene, for one.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Her spot-on likeness of Rodin is matched only by The Little Lady, a child rendered in marble.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
The monsters themselves don’t make a ton of sense, which is spot-on for how they’re created.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
As her dad shared his love of Looney Tunes during an interview with Extra!, Nala stepped in with a spot-on Bugs Bunny impersonation.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
Drew called them back to steer those spot-on musical cues a little further from the spot.
—Eric Grode, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Ross Goldberg Westlake Village :: Bill Plaschke’s column about believing Ohtani (or not) was spot-on.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Spot-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spot-on. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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