Used in a Sentence

nitpick

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for nitpick.

Editorial note

That's not what JetBrains is saying, so I'm not sure what the nitpick is about.

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Quick take

(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of nitpick gathered in one view.

verb

(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.

verb

(archaic, literal) To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nitpick.

verb

(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.

verb

(archaic, literal) To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair.

Example sentences

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That's not what JetBrains is saying, so I'm not sure what the nitpick is about.

2

If that nitpick was a rider on a salient point, I doubt people would have downvoted.

3

Don't try to nitpick everything I didn't say as though you don't have enough brains to think it through yourself.

4

It's a weird nitpick, but it actually detracts from the legibility.

5

If your goal is to express ideas and get someone to contribute/download/convert, I don't think that's a minor nitpick at all.

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Have you ever looked up the definition of nitpick?

7

Tech people like you and me love to nitpick.

8

We must nitpick and deconstruct each other's solutions.

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> Our bodies were not meant to Not to nitpick but this phrasing always bothers me.

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I don't want to nitpick, but publicly addressable =/= publicly reachable.

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This is a rather minor nitpick, but I think the documentation and TauCharts website as a whole could use some editing by a native English speaker.

12

That's sort of a nitpick on the analogy I think.

Quote examples

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Nitpick but it's Type 3 (III), not a class ("Class" gives me the impression it's a higher or lower rating of device).

2

Nitpick: it's better to say "2:1 split" instead of "67%-33% split" to avoid the illusion of excess precision.

3

To nitpick, it's the "National Hockey League" (NHL) and has seven Canadian teams and 23 American teams (likely increasing to 8 and 24 soon).

4

The only little nitpick I have is that the "place to start your 365 project" tagline made me think it was referring to Office365 at first.

Proper noun examples

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Nitpick, I know, but: it's not powered by gravity it's powered by human muscles, so in the end - by food.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use nitpick in a sentence?

That's not what JetBrains is saying, so I'm not sure what the nitpick is about.

What does nitpick mean?

(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.

What part of speech is nitpick?

nitpick is commonly used as verb.