hypercritical

Example Sentences

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The only blot on Farhan's copybook - and it may feel hypercritical to highlight it - was an apparent lack of match awareness when he reached three figures off 59 balls.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

“Being a current player you can’t really be too hypercritical or too nitpicky about either team because these are my teammates and these are also people I gotta see on the court still,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2024

Just understand, your words are no match for my evidence,” he said in his February speech in Iowa, referencing some of the more hypercritical social media backlash he received after the 2021 address.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2023

Kind of the most hypercritical audience you will ever play to in your whole career.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2022

Throughout my entire PhD candidacy, he was hypercritical of my work.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone