nit
Example Sentences
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One nit to pick: Guests are handed a check upon leaving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
But the Surge’s bylaws are clear that no nit be left unpicked, and so we have to quibble with his framing.
From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2026
The key is using a nit comb to remove all the lice and eggs from the hair at the end of the treatment.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
But in a standout performance, that was perhaps the only nit one could pick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
Ef he sot down fur a mi nit, she yelled so ez ye'd think ye'd be deef fur life, an' ye 'most hoped ye would be.
From 'way Down In Lonesome Cove 1895 by A. B. (Arthur Burdett) Frost
