quibble

Example Sentences

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As dispassionate buyers who paid cash and didn’t quibble over ugly paint or dingy carpet, they beat out regular buyers without having to outbid them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

While ministers may quibble with a lack of communication, no issue is taken with the use of Scottish airbases or airports - that, I'm told, is standard operating procedure.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 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

I’m a Canadian who read this and have a specific, particular, and unnecessary quibble with your explainer.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2025

A quibble arose concerning the phrase “break out.”

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London