scrupulous

Example Sentences

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DePetro isn’t especially scrupulous about what he allows on his social feeds.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Mr. Wallace is a scrupulous scholar, but such evidence isn’t always available.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Nonetheless, the portfolio’s impressive return reminds us of the need to cultivate scrupulous objectivity when digesting the financial news.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

Growers use blackout curtains to trick the plants into coloring earlier in the fall, but Kobayashi said they have to be scrupulous about keeping the greenhouses completely dark.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

But Gregor thought about them with scrupulous consideration and intended to explain the matter ceremoniously on Christmas Eve.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka