pettiness

Example Sentences

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Pettiness even plays a part in Danny’s spiritual journey, which takes him to the Korean church attended by his former girlfriend and her husband.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2023

Pettiness is only going to backfire and make work more difficult, rather than less.

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2021

Pettiness had been typical of the opening half.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2010

Many are unsound in the matters of Silliness, Pettiness, Pettedness, Perversity, or general Unpleasantness and Thrawn-ness.

From The Recreations of a Country Parson by Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison

Pettiness is to be found even in great artists, and imperfection in every human work; and defects reveal themselves most clearly after a victory has been won.

From Musicians of To-Day by Blaiklock, Mary