nitpick

Example Sentences

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"One day of rehearsals and we're really in sync. Then we nitpick the rest."

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

"I have serious questions about whether anthology series should actually be considered dramas . . ." Didn't we resolve this nitpick years ago?

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

I’ll admit, I showed up at the screening ready to nitpick and quibble.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

“It’s easy to nitpick every single night, we play so many games we’re going to have off periods sometimes,” MacKinnon said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2023

“Can we just move this along? We don’t have time to nitpick each other.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall