punctiliousness
Example Sentences
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This punctiliousness and attention to detail meant he didn’t make promises freely, and he said “No” to life far more often than he said “Yes.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2018
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
It was like a funeral; the funeral of some associate, attended with perfunctory punctiliousness.
From The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon by Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon
