nitpicker

Example Sentences

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“I’m not a nitpicker because no filmed entertainment can capture every single fact of a book,” Swanson says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024

As I said, I don't like the role of nitpicker; your column is always fresh and well-written.

From Fox News • Feb. 12, 2019

For a critical 19-month period, she fastidiously blocked its approval while drug company officials maligned her as a bureaucratic nitpicker.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2015

If you’re a nitpicker, there’s your barely-visible-to-the-eye nit.

From The Verge • Nov. 12, 2014

There is no accepted coaching category called stickler or nitpicker.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2012