nit-pick
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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When the result is far more important than the performance, it would be churlish to nit-pick too much.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025
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 • Sep. 30, 2021
He got a fourth-round grade by NFL talent evaluators last December and, sure, scouts will nit-pick his size in the buildup to the 2019 draft.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2018
Isn’t this system’s purpose to prevent miscarriages of justice — not to nit-pick?
From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2014
Such issues should be debated, Hadid argues, "not to nit-pick, but because it affects the amount of light and shadow in the city."
From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2013
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