stickling

Example Sentences

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The film, which was made largely with a $20,000 grant from the Wikimedia Foundation, spends time showing what has been lost to Wikipedia because of stickling rules of citation and verification.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2011

After the "Schweinehund Speech," however, it was clear that Briand and Poincare are one in stickling for cash.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is seen in their way of stickling for accuracy when others repeat familiar word-forms.

From Children's Ways by Sully, James

"All the caves you want," said Bernel, scornful at such unusual stickling on the part of his chum.

From A Maid of the Silver Sea by Oxenham, John

Why, man, I found them fastened on him myself; and there was odd staving and stickling to make them 'ware haunch!'

From Waverley by Scott, Walter, Sir