minutiae

Example Sentences

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Business leaders who have interacted with the deputy defense secretary describe him as an intense micromanager, poring over minutiae within contracts and supply-chain statistics to look for potential savings or bottlenecks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

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

Adapting a novel by Shuichi Yoshida, Lee maps the arc of a friendship while exploring the minutiae of kabuki, both on stage and behind the scenes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

The book was filled with the minutiae of his many failed runs.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly