pettiness

Example Sentences

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More broadly the play is a tart vivisection of human pettiness and venality, as one by one the characters’ prejudices, peccadilloes and blinkered views are exposed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

And yes, in a paroxysm of pettiness, he renamed Mt.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025

A maddening combination of good intentions and self-destructive tendencies — accommodating sensitivity and unforgivable pettiness — Vicente has a sharp mind for math, physics and astronomy that he loves sharing with his daughters.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

The sheer pettiness of these gripes—the fact that these men continue to filter justice through their small, round, grudge-colored glasses—is what is breathtaking here.

From Slate • May 17, 2024

She liked Jennifer, liked her lack of pettiness, her tough-but-fair stance, her honesty.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray