stickling
Example Sentences
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The film, which was made largely with a $20,000 grant from the Wikimedia Foundation, spends time showing what has been lost to Wikipedia because of stickling rules of citation and verification.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2011
After the "Schweinehund Speech," however, it was clear that Briand and Poincare are one in stickling for cash.
From Time Magazine Archive
"All the caves you want," said Bernel, scornful at such unusual stickling on the part of his chum.
From A Maid of the Silver Sea by John Oxenham
There is little use in stickling on details.
From The Social Principles of Jesus by Walter Rauschenbusch
Why, man, I found them fastened on him myself; and there was odd staving and stickling to make them 'ware haunch!'
From Waverley by Sir Walter Scott
