punctiliousness

Example Sentences

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A model of punctiliousness and a font of jejune humor, he is appalled by the clutter his predecessor left.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2020

In the perverse context of 2020, the unexciting vision of the federal government functioning as it’s supposed to, with a punctiliousness that can only be called bureaucratic, is strangely soothing.

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2020

Spontaneity, experimentation, daring and shamelessness be damned, scientists now say that it’s far more attractive in the long run to offer an irresistible blend of diplomacy and punctiliousness.

From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2018

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2016

He was notorious for his punctiliousness in matters of personal honour.

From John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall by Jenkins, Herbert George