punctiliousness

Example Sentences

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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

Does my punctiliousness have anything to do with my germ obsession?

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2012

On the Sunday Rodney Elmore kept his engagement with the third young woman, with the punctiliousness on which, in such matters, he prided himself.

From A Master of Deception by Marsh, Richard