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

The exactingness of the desire for public spectacles increased, even in secondary cities.

From Characters and events of Roman History by Ferrero, Frances Lance

They passed from bedrooms to the kitchen and scullery, and there Ann displayed an intelligent exactingness that won the expressed admiration of the architect.

From Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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

For the prettiest thing in Rosy was her love for her little brother, only it was often spoilt by her exactingness.

From Rosy by Molesworth, Mrs.