exactingness

Example Sentences

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His exactingness and workaholism have given the franchise an uplift that is hard to measure but undeniably impactful.

From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2020

The exactingness of the desire for public spectacles increased, even in secondary cities.

From Characters and events of Roman History by Ferrero, Frances Lance

For the prettiest thing in Rosy was her love for her little brother, only it was often spoilt by her exactingness.

From Rosy by Molesworth, Mrs.

Stephen so thoroughly understood this exactingness on her part that he adjusted his life to it, as a conscientious school-boy adjusts his to bells and signals, and never trespassed knowingly.

From Mercy Philbrick's Choice by Jackson, Helen Hunt

There is a faculty of the human mind to which phrenologists have given the name of Ideality, which is at the foundation of this exactingness.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 by Various