hair-splitting
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In his written judgement, Mr Justice Knowles said the grounds on which the panel had rejected the judge's application for relocation amounted to "semantic hair-splitting".
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2024
VOA’s stance has led to some intricate hair-splitting.
From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2023
“I was a hair-splitting moralist, judgmental and proud,” he admits.
From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2022
But in a sense, this is all just hair-splitting.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2020
The super-subtlety of his intellect, his faculty for hair-splitting, and his love of party warfare, create distrust, and generate that strong sense of resentment which exists towards him amongst a numerous section of the community.
From The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
