How to Use spot-on in a Sentence

spot-on

adjective
  • Turns out, her instinct was spot-on.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The casting couldn't have been more spot-on.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Service at both the restaurant and pool was spot-on, too.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The flavors and textures were spot-on and even the kids loved it!
    — Neha Tandon, Women's Health, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Many of the rumors in the run-up to the Neo were spot-on.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Whites are spot-on in both cases, which is always a good start.
    — PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Whites are spot-on in both cases, which is always a good start.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
  • In many ways, that optimistic stance was spot-on.
    — Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Not to toot my own horn, but my predictions turned out to be spot-on.
    — Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
  • Its satirical aim feels spot-on.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • But that doesn’t always mean that the pooches location is spot-on.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2023
  • This spot-on dupe will earn you a hat tip from Colonel Sanders himself.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Cheng only made three field goals during the game, but his timing was spot-on.
    — Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
  • This movie certainly fits its spot-on title!
    — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The seemingly bizarre yet spot-on sweet-and-briny soda seems to work well at the fair.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
  • Pretty funny — spot-on casting, the crowd loves it.
    — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
  • But the taste was a pretty spot-on replica of my memory.
    — Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The only way to truly get your size spot-on is through good old trial and error.
    — Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
  • But where the power play has been quiet for the last few nights, the penalty killers have been spot-on.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The single and double pinch gestures were all spot-on with no misfires.
    — PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Pearse’s long-term clients say his instincts are still spot-on, and his pieces become staples for life.
    — Samantha Conti, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
  • This is a spot-on lookalike to Hathaway’s relaxed set.
    — Madeline Merinuk, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
  • However, the golden chain around his neck and maroon shades were spot-on for him.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 May 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
  • In both cases whites are spot-on, and colors are balanced even if cyans run just slightly blue.
    — PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The pH of bottled is always spot-on; the pH in fresh lemons may vary too much.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2023
  • 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
  • In both cases, the recreations were so spot-on that even the most careful viewer might have been briefly fooled.
    — Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
  • In terms of Josh, his instinct for the character of Mike was so spot-on.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Either way, Druski blessed us all with some spot-on comic relief this week.
    — Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2026

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