stickler
Example Sentences
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The stickler, or referee, has to make sure that shins are kicked before a fall can count.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
When Claudius v1 came online, there were only a handful of co-workers in the Slack channel, and the bot, powered by large language model Claude 3.7 Sonnet, was a stickler for the rules:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
You seem to be a stickler for detail, so that came as a surprise.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
While Ramsey may be a stickler for oceanic preservation, it seems she’s done little to protect against her humility and self-awareness, floating out into the abyss.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2025
Always the stickler about staying in character, she had not called me Nell since we left Chicago.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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