How to Use exact science in a Sentence

exact science

noun
  • Of course, this isn’t an exact science.
    — Eden Laase, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • There’s no exact science to winning trash talk.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • What defines an ultra-high net worth household isn't an exact science.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 22 June 2026
  • And cinema is not an exact science.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • Yet like any art form, casting is far from an exact science and involves a little bit of alchemy.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Understanding whether the price is right isn’t an exact science.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Picking a date for the sale is not an exact science, and definitely not one-size-fits-all.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • City’s decision-making process has been an exact science.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Frequent travelers know that there is an exact science to packing.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But projecting peak foliage isn't an exact science.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Metro average The above table isn’t an exact science.
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Astronomy is rarely an exact science; the error bars are often big.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
  • But forecasting demand isn’t an exact science.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Projecting the timeline of a rehab program is hardly an exact science.
    — Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Fortunately, humankind has decades of research in these exact sciences.
    — Sam Sammane, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • This isn’t an exact science, and the league has changed a lot over those 20 years, but finishing first in the conference doesn’t seem so important.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The data behind this stats is illustrative — certainly not an exact science.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Both simulations consider when summer melt will outpace winter snow, but predicting the future is not an exact science.
    — Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Deals that did not work Recruitment is never an exact science, regardless of how much data, research and planning is conducted on a player.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • In this era of multi-channel distribution, quantifying influence is not an exact science.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • This isn’t an exact science, but typically half a box of pasta is enough for both my husband and I to have generous portions for dinner, then take leftovers for lunch for the next day or two.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Quantifying production volume in NYC is not an exact science.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 18 June 2026
  • Mercadante, who has been a US Concealed Carry Association and NRA instructor for 20 years, said weeding out the bad eggs is not an exact science.
    — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025

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