nit-pick

verb

1. informal.
   to raise petty objections or concern oneself with insignificant details

Example Sentences

"There's a lot of things to nit-pick in the camp leading up to the fight and also in my performance," Joyce says.

From BBC

"Some goalkeepers get pumped up before the games and people say it is a bit too much. When you are playing well, no-one picks at these things. As soon as you start not playing well, everyone starts to nit-pick at things."

From BBC

If anything, one might nit-pick Mr. Youngkin for saying something so bland and obvious that it fails to define who he is as a political candidate.

From Washington Times

You could nit-pick his quarterbacking, but Wilson’s devotion to the Seahawks and the manner in which he conducted his business were beyond reproach.

From Seattle Times

Mike Hulme, professor of Human Geography at the University of Cambridge, said critics shouldn't "nit-pick about precise details" of the plan as it was "far more important is to endorse the direction of travel that has been set for the next decade".

From BBC

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