minutiae

Example Sentences

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Big picture stuff can be just as helpful as the minutiae.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Gorsuch at first refused to believe him, claiming greater expertise in the minutiae of the Mississippi code.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026

They display an innate curiosity and astonishing degrees of empathy, intelligence and perceptiveness, with subjects ranging from public and social institutions to cultural and specialized spaces and the minutiae of human interactions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Companies across industries have been investing more in technology to keep tabs on the minutiae of conditions at their buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

I didn’t want to hear about the minutiae of her day.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover