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

If you give scientists enough caffeine or other kinds of beverages, you can split hairs about, was that the perfect metaphor?

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022

A clear-eyed overview of the nuclear industry and the Japanese disaster doesn’t split hairs over the risk: It can happen here.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2022

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

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