punctiliousness

Example Sentences

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Meyer’s punctiliousness took hold when he was in his late teens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2016

Even for the non-specialist, it’s impossible to thumb through “Fine Lines” without catching an infectious sense of punctiliousness married to passion.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2016

Does my punctiliousness have anything to do with my germ obsession?

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2012

But with Coughlin about to coach in his fourth conference championship game Sunday, which puts him one victory from a second Super Bowl appearance, it seems time to appraise him for more than his punctiliousness.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2012

We are less sensitive than our Gallic neighbours, and do not care to injure or peril substantial interests by excessive punctiliousness.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 by Various