faultfinding

Example Sentences

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When success arrived, he feared exposure to faultfinding because he was “too rich, too pretentious, too much all the rest,” as well as “too fluent, too young and too capable.”

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022

Persistent faultfinding is not a trait you tend to see in people who feel good about themselves, because they tend to be at peace.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2022

This lesson will likely resonate with many women who struggle with self-criticism, whether the critical voices in their heads come from mental illness or just from the faultfinding world in which we all live.

From Slate • May 24, 2018

Hearing examiners should have the discretion to allow opening statements by staff attorneys and attorneys for the parties, as long as they are consistent with fact-finding, not faultfinding, its report says.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2018

Rasheed’s faultfinding left her stricken in the kitchen with self-doubt.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini