scrupulousness

Example Sentences

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So it’s hard to tell if this movie avoids any conventionally exciting set pieces out of scrupulousness or just lack of inspiration.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2023

The responsibility of deciding the fate of a fellow-creature will “naturally inspire scrupulousness and caution,” wrote Hamilton.

From Economist • Aug. 26, 2017

But at least the Hammer claimed scrupulousness in not including any paintings owned by its guest curator, never mind building a show around them.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2016

But the trust only goes as far as his professional diligence – and his scrupulousness about not being made.

From The Guardian • Dec. 7, 2015

"What?—what's that?" says she, impatient of their scrupulousness towards her sheltered inexperience of calamity.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend