nit
Example Sentences
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If investors had a nit to pick with the biggest lenders, it would be with their net interest margins, which remain thin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
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
The key is using a nit comb to remove all the lice and eggs from the hair at the end of the treatment.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
“He was cold and limp, not moving. He had fly strike, which is little fly larvae, all over him. My wife got a nit comb and cleaned him up.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2023
Wi’ her gray Wolsey stockins by hersell nit and spun, An’ a nice little apron, hieroglyphic done: It needs noa rich velvets or Cashmeer shawl, To deck out Rebekka o’ Riddlesden Hall.
From Random Rhymes and Rambles by William Aldis Wright
