stickler
Example Sentences
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Now, I’m not exactly a stickler for precise detail.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
And as fans of season 1 well know, Patience is a stickler for rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The stickler, or referee, has to make sure that shins are kicked before a fall can count.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
You seem to be a stickler for detail, so that came as a surprise.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
There were many portraits that had to be taken from Gresham College to Crane Court, and this was overseen by the obsessive stickler for detail Sir Isaac Newton.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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