fussy

Example Sentences

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The data collected — including health monitoring and yes, troubleshooting fussy toilets — will inform future off-planet missions.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Briany, with her plump cheeks and full head of dark hair, wasn’t normally this fussy.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

John Lavelle exudes a perfumed whiff of modern camp in his portrayal of Orsini-Rosenberg, the fussy, backstabbing director of the Imperial Opera.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

She said the rescue centre received a lot of negative comments and abuse online because people thought it was the rescue being "fussy or difficult".

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

As his stomach moved toward his backbone he became less and less fussy.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen