Wondering how to use Verbatim in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as direct or exact.
Verbatim in a sentence
Verbatim meaning
- Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
- Orally; verbally.
Verbatim vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Verbatim
- The main meaning on this page is: Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally. | Orally; verbally.
- Useful related words include: direct, exact, word for word.
- Possible Dutch translations are: letterlijk.
- In the example corpus, verbatim often appears in combinations such as: almost verbatim, verbatim from, verbatim in.
Context around Verbatim
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Verbatim
- In this selection, "verbatim" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, almost, copied, book, note, material and belarus stand out and add context to how "verbatim" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a movie verbatim and advice almost verbatim from hammett. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "verbatim" sits close to words such as abang, abetting and accented, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with verbatim
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Below is an excerpt from Bredensen’s book, verbatim. (9 words)
However, it can also be difficult to remember specific lines from a movie verbatim. (14 words)
Section 130 (2) is copied verbatim from the First Presidential Constitution Degree of 1979. (14 words)
It’s all well and good to read holy books like the Qur’an, Torah, and Bible even to recite passages verbatim from them, but if the reader is not practicing in his or her daily life what they read, there’s little point. (44 words)
In 2016, songwriters Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard filed a lawsuit in which they claimed the Ed's "Photograph" song was "verbatim, note-for-note copying" of their 2009 song "Amazing" and the suit was settled out of court. (39 words)
The verbatim style is a trademark for McAleer, and follows a similar approach he took for his 2015 effort, “Ferguson,” which was entirely based off grand-jury deliberations following the death of Michael Brown in 2014. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Below is an excerpt from Bredensen’s book, verbatim.
However, it can also be difficult to remember specific lines from a movie verbatim.
Huston also penned the screenplay, on Howard Hawks’ advice, almost verbatim from Hammett’s hard-boiled novel.
In 2016, songwriters Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard filed a lawsuit in which they claimed the Ed's "Photograph" song was "verbatim, note-for-note copying" of their 2009 song "Amazing" and the suit was settled out of court.
It includes verbatim material from NYT stories and, hilariously, the use of prompt tricks to get paywalled content one paragraph at a time.
She told the court the notes she took after those conversations at the time were 'not verbatim' but said she did her best.
That said, given that the old logo featured the entire HBO logo verbatim, the new Max design could be viewed as a happy medium.
Then there's a deeply cringe extended segment about children with intellectual disabilities, including a terrible joke allegedly stolen almost verbatim from the late comedian Ralphie May.
I am not quoting him verbatim but from memory and this, in part, is how it went.
It’s all well and good to read holy books like the Qur’an, Torah, and Bible even to recite passages verbatim from them, but if the reader is not practicing in his or her daily life what they read, there’s little point.
Lawmakers appear poised to better address biosecurity in Hawaii but New Zealand is different and its model cannot be copied verbatim.
The Times ran the story verbatim, without seeming to do anything like check Giuliani’s sources or look at public records.
Those she spoke to often seemed to know the answers – verbatim – that she was told to look for.
Verbatim: Belarus remains the only country in Europe that continues to carry out the death penalty.
Electricity bills, utility bills, phone records, verbatim police statements of things I didn't know existed.
I mean…I think I might have said those words in his second post verbatim at least two dozen times.
In fact, the Guardian newspaper simply republished the government press release absolutely verbatim, and stuck a reporter’s byline at the top.
Section 130 (2) is copied verbatim from the First Presidential Constitution Degree of 1979.
The verbatim style is a trademark for McAleer, and follows a similar approach he took for his 2015 effort, “Ferguson,” which was entirely based off grand-jury deliberations following the death of Michael Brown in 2014.
They also tell us in writing (verbatim) specifically what their experiences were to help us understand precisely what problems they are having.
Common combinations with verbatim
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- almost verbatim 14×
- verbatim from 9×
- verbatim in 5×
- copied verbatim 4×
- the verbatim 4×
- nearly verbatim 3×
- verbatim as 3×
- verbatim the 2×
- reproduced verbatim 2×
- not verbatim 2×