quibbling

Example Sentences

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Quibbling over bread selection does less to effect real-world change than it does to invite mass mockery.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2023

Quibbling over the phrasing and timeline doesn’t change that.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2020

Quibbling over Nixon’s relevance is not where our attention should be focused.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2018

Quibbling over the death place of a dead hog, even as worthy a Porcine as Blue Boy, shows to what extent live mortals will go.

From Time Magazine Archive

Quibbling over minor details shows a failure to grasp the big ideas.

From The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training by Ellis, Olin Oglesby