fussy
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"I always eat with my girls and I eat what they're eating," says Doone, who has two "quite fussy eaters".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
It can be served a million different ways, is easy to adapt to dietary restrictions and feels luxurious without being fussy.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Marshall agreed Tyler was "not fussy" about where and when she sang, getting up on stage with him when she attended a gig of a friend's band, and always being game for some karaoke.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
But Rhode Island is also fussy about its beaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Now, you’d better go. And do be careful in my husband’s territory, Percy. Don’t take anything. He is awfully fussy about his trinkets and trash.”
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
Large single-family landlords have become fussier about where they want to own property and how much they pay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Parlakian said parents should expect babies who experience the effects of the fires to be disregulated, fussier, and harder to soothe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025
In Hussain's twist on the classic, she figures that ice cream "seems like the perfect shortcut" for the traditional — and fussier — custard.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2021
Panela is fussier and less predictable than table sugar, Mr. Quintero explained, because it contains all the components of the cane juice, not all of which can be adjusted.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2021
There were three fussy old English maidens under the protection of a still fussier old colonel, who disagreed with everybody because his liver disagreed with him.
From Parrot & Co. by MacGrath, Harold
In my mind, it's hosting in the fussiest way possible.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2022
The fussiest part of the recipe is chilling everything and then removing the fat before reheating and pureeing the sauce.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2021
In the neonatal intensive care unit, Sisgundo was a baby whisperer, adept at coaxing the fussiest newborn to sleep.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2020
Has the galaxy’s fussiest droid, C-3PO, somehow been turned to the dark side, as suggested by his glowing red eyes?
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2019
In all but the most formal writing, some of the fussiest grammarians accept It’s me.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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