quibble

Example Sentences

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I quibble with that—because the code is open-source, it doesn’t matter who was behind it, any more than it matters who minted the first gold coin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

But this is a minor quibble for a film that, like the “Nebraska” album itself, rightly dares to elevate the making of a solo acoustic record into high art.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

"Whilst there isn't much to quibble about in the conclusions reached, notably missing is any focus on the resource issues that are a key part of the context to those delays and failures," she said.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

The funny thing is that while we quibble about these products that may or may not work, there’s one tried-and-true product that guarantees good skin: sunscreen, whose only sin is not being sexy enough.

From Slate • May 4, 2025

It was less diplomatic congratulations than he’d received from Reynie and Kate—who had cheered and clapped him on the back—but Sticky was too relieved to quibble.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart