pettiness

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More broadly the play is a tart vivisection of human pettiness and venality, as one by one the characters’ prejudices, peccadilloes and blinkered views are exposed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

One former deputy called the action an act of pettiness and bigotry, emphasizing the symbolic weight of removing a leader’s chosen name from an official federal display.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

Based on an especially tough-minded piece of writing, this is a film that will get you contemplating pettiness and righteousness both.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Brooks was arrested and told officers: "It was really just pettiness on the part of people - I know I shouldn't have done that, I shouldn't have done Photoshop."

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

I brushed his hand away and took a step back, hating the sting of his words, hating my own pettiness even more.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros