punctiliousness

Example Sentences

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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

Listening to Ackland fret over his affection for Henry Miller, I worried that his ethical punctiliousness must be exhausting.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2019

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

"Good-by, gentlemen!" said Bojo, lifting his hat with the utmost punctiliousness.

From Making Money by Johnson, Owen