split hairs
Example Sentences
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Given the bottlenecks, data centers might care more about speed than split hairs about cost.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
We know that America is fascinated by zombies: “The Walking Dead,” “Fear the Walking Dead,” “Zombieland” and now — even though aficionadoes may split hairs over this — “The Last of Us.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2023
Rebecca Onion: Yeah, I hate to split hairs right off the bat but I think a lot depends on what kind of dirt.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2020
At some point, could we split hairs so finely that every joke can be found offensive?
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2018
He split hairs for three-quarters of an hour on the grammatical accuracy of his text.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
