punctiliousness
Example Sentences
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Schlossberg’s inexperience and total lack of punctiliousness would make him a horrible candidate for mayor, president, governor, even comptroller.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
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
Where the walking rope line was often a long drawn out affair, the senator is now whisked out of venues with a military punctiliousness somewhat at odds with is free-wheeling reputation.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 9, 2016
In Europe it has its extreme in the court etiquette; in America, in the punctiliousness of the higher social classes of our large cities.
From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)
