punctiliousness

Example Sentences

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This punctiliousness and attention to detail meant he didn’t make promises freely, and he said “No” to life far more often than he said “Yes.”

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2018

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

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