cavil

Example Sentences

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They talk a lot about how something must be done about inequality and the need to address social unrest, but cavil at the idea they might be a big part of the problem.

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2019

I wished the corn had been grilled rather than boiled, but that’s a cavil since I consumed two of three ears.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2018

My one cavil about it is that Ralph Lauren seems to have designed a very strange shield featuring the stars and stripes of the American flag, as though drawing from heraldry.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2018

It is a risky business turning a near-perfect thing into a somewhat less-perfect thing, but it feels churlish to cavil about so much hard work done in a celebratory spirit.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2017

The committee awarded Livingston his doctorate without cavil.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik