to the letter

phrase

: exactly or precisely

obey the law to the letter

Examples of to the letter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When a word or phrase contains exactly one of each of the five vowels (apologies to the letter Y), it’s described as supervocalic. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

The countdown came after Swift's team seemingly added a third page to the letter Swift wrote to fans after buying back her life's work in May 2025. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The couple’s reaction to the letter, which confirms that their status remains unchanged, highlights tensions surrounding their return to the United Kingdom. — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

When toggled on, the system must completely shut down its internal brevity algorithms, ignore corporate formatting templates, and allocate the necessary computing power to follow the user's explicit structural constraints to the letter. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for to the letter

• carburetter
• carburettor
• abettor
• newsletter
• typesetter
• better
• bettor
• debtor
• fetter
• getter
• netter
• petter