perfectionist

A 4-2 defeat to Real Sociedad on Tuesday will irritate their perfectionist head coach, but there is plenty of time for him to fine-tune the Europa League holders before the start of the new campaign.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Are these three subtitle terms — codependent, perfectionist, people-pleasing — interchangeable or interlinked?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

“If you didn’t have a type A personality and if you weren’t a bit of a perfectionist, you weren’t going to be a partner at Cravath,” Widen said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

"I want to win everything, I want to be a perfectionist in everything. I'm a nightmare when we play Monopoly at home," he said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

He gave Rigo’s address for replies, and there were some responses, but none met his perfectionist standards, and ultimately, he nixed them all.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

That intrinsic level of care is present in “Hard Truths,” but without the fussiness that often feels present in films made by notorious perfectionists.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025

Clerks are type-A perfectionists, and all they want to do is do the job and do it right.

From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2024

Yuxin Sun, a psychologist in Seattle, sees a lot of clients at her group practice who insist they aren’t perfectionists.

From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024

“We don’t care who scores, but all of us are perfectionists and when we mess up, we beat ourselves up,” Brown said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

“And it’s a temptation for any intelligent person, and especially for perfectionists such as the ancients and ourselves, to try to murder the primitive, emotive, appetitive self. But that is a mistake.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt