perfectionist

Example Sentences

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For Carmen, a self-described perfectionist, it's the responsibility to raise "a good citizen, a good and happy person" she finds heavy to shoulder.

From BBC

Mom says, “You can’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good,” because she thinks I’m too much of a perfectionist.

From Literature

The Hungarian photographer thought his American peers were overly perfectionist.

From The Wall Street Journal

"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

And she does capture enough candid moments to provide a portrait of perfectionist people—who, like opera stars, have to be great actors while also doing astounding things with their physical gifts.

From The Wall Street Journal