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Stickler
"Stickler" in a Sentence (17 examples)
My teacher is a stickler for grammar.
He is a stickler for principles.
The judge, though a stickler for the dignity of the bench, was a great pipe smoker and allowed the attorneys the privilege of smoking in court.
He was a real stickler for his principles.
You're such a stickler.
He's a stickler for the rules.
My formidable grandmother was such a stickler for language that whenever she heard someone ask "Can I…" she would interrupt and snap back at them, "I don't know, can you? If you don't know yourself, how would I know what you're capable of? If you're asking permission say 'May I…'"
Tom is a stickler for detail and is ideally suited for his job as a proofreader.
Tom is a stickler for the rules.
Tom is usually a stickler for the rules.
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In ancient time they were wont to employ third persons as sticklers, to see no treachery or disorder were used, and to beare witnes of the combates successe.
Basilius, the judge, appointed sticklers and trumpets whom the others should obey.
Our former chiefs, like sticklers of the war, / First sought to inflame the parties, then to poise.
Lexicographers are sticklers for correct language.
The Tory or High-church were the greatest sticklers against the exorbitant proceedings of King James II.
"If you're accused of profiling or pretextual stops, you can bring your daily logbook to court and document that pulling over motorists for 'stickler' reasons is part of your customary pattern," Remsberg writes, "not a glaring exception conveniently dusted off in the defendant's case."
For the sticklers, here "final demand" is meant to include inventory investment.
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