nitpick

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Some pretended to be difficult customers to allow the waitstaff to rehearse for future nitpicking.

From The Wall Street Journal

My only nitpick was that Yongkang Street is about three miles from the hotel and there are quicker food options nearby.

From New York Times

I mean, just to nitpick on something here for a second, I don’t think in the future, people are going to call the work that individual companies do a metaverse.

From The Verge

"They don't listen to our perspective, our experience with mental health, and nitpick it just because it doesn't make sense to them, but that doesn't mean that situation isn't true for us," she said.

From Salon

Unlike most rising stars making their playoff debuts, the Phoenix Suns’ young duo has exceeded all reasonable expectations and encountered virtually no nitpicking along the way.

From Washington Post