punctiliousness

Example Sentences

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His social awkwardness, punctiliousness and obsessiveness notwithstanding — he has a day job inspecting restaurants for the health department — his motivations don’t fit the usual mold.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2022

Meyer’s punctiliousness took hold when he was in his late teens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2016

Even for the non-specialist, it’s impossible to thumb through “Fine Lines” without catching an infectious sense of punctiliousness married to passion.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2016

Where the walking rope line was often a long drawn out affair, the senator is now whisked out of venues with a military punctiliousness somewhat at odds with is free-wheeling reputation.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2016

Since there is so little besides the form to be complied with, I see the greater necessity for punctiliousness in observing that.

From A Manifest Destiny by Magruder, Julia