Examples of 'they knew exactly what' in a sentence

Meaning of "they knew exactly what"

they knew exactly what: This phrase implies that a person or group of people had precise understanding or knowledge of a particular situation or subject. It is used to emphasize a clear and accurate comprehension of something

How to use "they knew exactly what" in a sentence

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they knew exactly what
Like they knew exactly what they were doing.
There were four of them and they knew exactly what they were doing.
They knew exactly what they wanted.
Everyone laughed because they knew exactly what he was talking about.
They knew exactly what to look for.
That leads me to conclude that they knew exactly what they were doing.
They knew exactly what they were after.
And that was at a time when they knew exactly what slavery looked like.
They knew exactly what information to manipulate.
And that was in a time when they knew exactly what slavery looked like.
They knew exactly what they had done.
So they were much more interesting I thought and they knew exactly what they were doing.
They knew exactly what it would cost.
So I would suggest that they knew exactly what they were doing.
They knew exactly what was coming.

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In any case, they knew exactly what to do.
They knew exactly what they were looking for.
Whoever this person is, they knew exactly what they were doing.
They knew exactly what we were trying to do.
Either they got lucky, or they knew exactly what they were doing.
They knew exactly what was going to happen.
Just hunks of metal, but they knew exactly what they were doing.
They knew exactly what they stood for.
From the radiation, because they knew exactly what to expect.
So they knew exactly what a turtle looked like.
These old men were not stupid ; they knew exactly what it meant.
They knew exactly what we needed.
Having been through the selection process themselves, they knew exactly what we were looking for.
Then they knew exactly what they had to do.
Those boys had their eyes open . They knew exactly what they were doing.
They knew exactly what amount of explosive to use.
They were absolute . They knew exactly what they stood for.
They knew exactly what to expect.
Now that you mention it… They knew exactly what they were looking for.
They knew exactly what to grab.
The transplant itself was a very smooth process . They knew exactly what they were doing.
They knew exactly what each logo represented.
I did not kill your parents. They knew exactly what they were doing.
They knew exactly what you would do to them.
I went over this thing ten ways from sunday . They knew exactly what they were doing.
They knew exactly what the law said.
Fortunately we now record conversations with reporters … and they knew exactly what I said and meant.
They knew exactly what they did not want to do.
Professor Monroe, I can assure you that they knew exactly what they wanted.
They knew exactly what happened.
An8 } to explain how they knew exactly what kind of gun it was.
They knew exactly what to do with that situation.
Yeah, the stun guns, gloves, they knew exactly what they were after.
They knew exactly what was going on but there seemed to be no action.
Open-minded and extremely focused, they knew exactly what they wanted.

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