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How do you use Pettifogging in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like carping or nitpicking, plus the exact meaning.

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Pettifogging in a sentence

Pettifogging meaning

present participle and gerund of pettifog

Synonyms of Pettifogging

caviling carping nitpicking quibbling critical

Related words

Other words often associated with Pettifogging or its synonyms:

faultfinding important uncritical criticism censorious crucial hypercritical noncritical

Using Pettifogging

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of pettifog
  • Useful related words include: caviling, carping, nitpicking, quibbling.

Context around Pettifogging

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

officials 1×

Sentence patterns with Pettifogging

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

fines and pettifogging officials empowered 1× matter was pettifogging 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a large nose 1× the new rules 1×

Common sentence endings:

matter was pettifogging 1× use reasonable force 1×

Words around Pettifogging

Just before it in the word index:

pettifer 3 pettiest 4 pettid 6 petticrew 6 petticoats 7 petticoat 17

Just after it in the word index:

pettifor 3 pettiford 6 pettigo 2 pettigrew 26 pettinato 2 pettine 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aapp 7 aarne 7 aaronic 7 aasa 7

Corpus analysis for Pettifogging

  • In this selection, "pettifogging" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, officials stand out and add context to how "pettifogging" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include fines and pettifogging officials empowered and matter was pettifogging. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pettifogging" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pettifogging

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The new rules are being backed by eye-watering fines and pettifogging officials empowered to use 'reasonable force'. (18 words)

A large nose was a 'conk', to depart quickly was 'to vamoose' and someone who attached undeserved importance to a matter was 'pettifogging'. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

A large nose was a 'conk', to depart quickly was 'to vamoose' and someone who attached undeserved importance to a matter was 'pettifogging'. (23 words)

The new rules are being backed by eye-watering fines and pettifogging officials empowered to use 'reasonable force'. (18 words)

Example sentences (2)

The new rules are being backed by eye-watering fines and pettifogging officials empowered to use 'reasonable force'.

A large nose was a 'conk', to depart quickly was 'to vamoose' and someone who attached undeserved importance to a matter was 'pettifogging'.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pettifogging" in a sentence?
An example: "The new rules are being backed by eye-watering fines and pettifogging officials empowered to use 'reasonable force'." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "pettifogging" from authentic English texts.
What does "pettifogging" mean?
Pettifogging means: present participle and gerund of pettifog
What are synonyms of "pettifogging"?
Common synonyms of "pettifogging" include: caviling, carping, nitpicking, quibbling, critical.
How many example sentences with "pettifogging" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "pettifogging", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.