Used in a Sentence

fine-toothed

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fine-toothed.

Editorial note

I think it highly likely that the prosecution is going over the evidence that it intends to use with a fine-toothed comb to avoid potential embarrassments during discovery.

Examples13
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having small teeth placed closely together (of a comb, brush, etc.).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fine-toothed gathered in one view.

adjective

Having small teeth placed closely together (of a comb, brush, etc.).

adjective

(figurative) Of a search, study, analysis, etc., very exhaustive or thorough.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fine-toothed.

adjective

Having small teeth placed closely together (of a comb, brush, etc.).

adjective

(figurative) Of a search, study, analysis, etc., very exhaustive or thorough.

Example sentences

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I think it highly likely that the prosecution is going over the evidence that it intends to use with a fine-toothed comb to avoid potential embarrassments during discovery.

2

You can dump everything and then spend the next 6 months going through it with a fine-toothed comb and writing articles daily.

3

The additional surface added that hasn't been inspected with a fine-toothed comb is microscopic.

4

I went through the delta between the reports with a fine-toothed comb and discovered that SNI wasn't the problem.

5

What the guidelines do not make an exception for is the kind of fine-toothed-combing and navel-lint-cataloguing that is going on surrounding these issues.

6

Google's competitors are going over these proposals with the proverbial fine-toothed comb.

7

There's more, but I can't be bothered gong through it all with a fine-toothed comb.

8

You are very comfortable with failure, and you don't cringe when going over your failures with a fine-toothed comb in order to learn everything you possibly can and not repeat your mistakes.

9

They know everything they do is gone over with a fine-toothed comb — by their peers, their bosses, their lawyers, other agencies, the president, and sometimes Congress.

10

I'm using OAuth2 for an API, but a small subset of it that doesn't seem to permit the abuse Egor covers -- though I'm going over it with a fine-toothed comb now.

11

I believe the shift from unicellular to multicellular life was the most fine-toothed of the Great Filters we've already passed - let us hope there won't be even stricter ones in our future.

12

You have to go through every bit of content manually with a fine-toothed comb to be sure, of course, and there are various ways to obfuscate things, but it's still better than not being able to see the code at all.

Proper noun examples

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Fine-toothed footer/header tweaks are also far better in Word.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fine-toothed in a sentence?

I think it highly likely that the prosecution is going over the evidence that it intends to use with a fine-toothed comb to avoid potential embarrassments during discovery.

What does fine-toothed mean?

Having small teeth placed closely together (of a comb, brush, etc.).

What part of speech is fine-toothed?

fine-toothed is commonly used as adjective.