fastidious

Example Sentences

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If there is a consistency to his work, it is that of cool, fastidious stylishness, in which the particulars of site, client and program were the dominant factors, and not the personality of the architect.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though her health made it impossible for her to work, she ran the household with fastidious care.

From New York Times

The content of the censored lines — and the identity of the fastidious scribbler — eluded historians for nearly 150 years.

From New York Times

But they retain an aura of proud and fastidious beauty, like a swollen-eyed boxer who awaits the judges’ decision with a steady gaze and his chin jutting out.

From Washington Post

Nor should we expect to immediately become perfect, regeneratively minded, plant-rich connoisseurs who are fastidious about our purchases and what we waste.

From Scientific American