minutiae

Example Sentences

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Big picture stuff can be just as helpful as the minutiae.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Gorsuch at first refused to believe him, claiming greater expertise in the minutiae of the Mississippi code.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026

Companies across industries have been investing more in technology to keep tabs on the minutiae of conditions at their buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Ministers and the officials working on the minutiae of the negotiations are hopeful there can be a step-by-step ratcheting up of dividends associated with a closer, warmer relationship.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

There were ninety-nine guidelines, all of which we had to memorize, governing the minutiae of inmate life.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover