persnickety

Example Sentences

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He was known for regularly ambling by and commandeering these tour groups to show off whatever latest project he had going or demonstrate the precise and persnickety method he’d perfected for planting a tree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

“Don’t go writing that she’s persnickety about her water,” Underwood joked.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

Who cares if your persnickety aunt or controlling cousin surveys the updated holiday table with a huff?

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2023

Earlier, more persnickety machines would operate between 50% and 75% of the available time, vexing officials trying to schedule a facility’s users.

From Science Magazine • May 3, 2023

The point here is to make your animal understand that its upstairs neighbour is exceptionally persnickety about territory.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel