nit

Example Sentences

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But the Surge’s bylaws are clear that no nit be left unpicked, and so we have to quibble with his framing.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2026

A: Thanks for the advice on using a nit comb.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

But in a standout performance, that was perhaps the only nit one could pick.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2022

If there’s a nit to be picked here, it’s one of pacing for a play in which a couple of sketches move a tad too leisurely.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2022

"Daid ez a nit he is, fur sho!" agreed another, a merry-faced fellow with a rotund paunch, over which the band to his pants refused to meet.

From A Maid of the Kentucky Hills by Litsey, Edwin Carlile