split hairs
Example Sentences
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The $50,000 was a gift, not a loan and that, to split hairs, is being used as the bargaining chip.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
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
Democratic lawmakers split hairs over details of a long-debated plan to demolish the crumbling Brutalist headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
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
