exactingness
Example Sentences
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His exactingness and workaholism have given the franchise an uplift that is hard to measure but undeniably impactful.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2020
For the prettiest thing in Rosy was her love for her little brother, only it was often spoilt by her exactingness.
From Rosy by Mrs. Molesworth
There is a faculty of the human mind to which phrenologists have given the name of Ideality, which is at the foundation of this exactingness.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 by Various
Stephen so thoroughly understood this exactingness on her part that he adjusted his life to it, as a conscientious school-boy adjusts his to bells and signals, and never trespassed knowingly.
From Mercy Philbrick's Choice by Helen Hunt Jackson
The first condition of excellence in all places of entertainment for man and beast is exactingness on the part of the public.
From Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 by Edwin Lawrence Godkin
