persnickety

Example Sentences

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It’s certainly a sight better than Operation Total Nuuk Submission, which requires agitating the whole of the European Continent, weirding out allies, and posturing over title like a persnickety real-estate agent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

“Don’t go writing that she’s persnickety about her water,” Underwood joked.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

This pie will impress even your persnickety aunt.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024

Earlier, more persnickety machines would operate between 50% and 75% of the available time, vexing officials trying to schedule a facility’s users.

From Science Magazine • May 3, 2023

The point here is to make your animal understand that its upstairs neighbour is exceptionally persnickety about territory.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel