Search for an exact quote
Wrap a phrase in quotes to match it word-for-word. Perfect for finding the source of a quote, a song lyric, or a specific line from a document.
The dork pattern
"{phrase}"
Curly braces like {this} are blanks you fill in below.
Try it
Fill in the blanks, then run the search or open it in the Hound Dog builder.
"the only thing we have to fear"
Variations
"{phrase}" -site:pinterest.*
intext:"{phrase}" filetype:pdf
Operators used
intext:"...""exact phrase"Quoted phrases match the exact words in that exact order, which is how you find a quote's source.
Wrap a phrase in quotes to match it verbatim, in that exact order. The single most-used dorking trick.
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