quibbling

Example Sentences

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It was a mistake to think that you could give the beach cottage to these quibbling brothers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

But she dismissed arguments that regular sugar is less processed as "completely quibbling", noting that both products require stripping out fibre and other nutritional benefits.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

But they subjected the commission’s rulemaking procedure to pitiless quibbling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

I recognize that this is confusing, and all of the above may seem like minor linguistic quibbling to those less aware of the history.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2025

For every bit of awe we felt in Kenya, we were also tired, which led to quibbling, which led finally, for whatever reason, to rage.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama