nit-pick
Example Sentences
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"There's a lot of things to nit-pick in the camp leading up to the fight and also in my performance," Joyce says.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2023
If anything, one might nit-pick Mr. Youngkin for saying something so bland and obvious that it fails to define who he is as a political candidate.
From Washington Times • Sep. 30, 2021
Isn’t this system’s purpose to prevent miscarriages of justice — not to nit-pick?
From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2014
Such issues should be debated, Hadid argues, "not to nit-pick, but because it affects the amount of light and shadow in the city."
From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2013
Yeah, you can nit-pick about improving your competition, but I'd counter that the Angels have done the same thing.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2012
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
