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Quibble in a sentence

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Quibble meaning

  1. An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint.
  2. A pun.

Using Quibble

  • The main meaning on this page is: An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint. | A pun.
  • Useful related words include: quiddity, duck, dodge, skirt.
  • In the example corpus, quibble often appears in combinations such as: to quibble, quibble about, quibble with.

Context around Quibble

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Quibble

  • In this selection, "quibble" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, minor, jews, accept, provide and comes stand out and add context to how "quibble" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a minor quibble but it and a minor quibble it s. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "quibble" sits close to words such as abdulrazaq, adan and adolphus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with quibble

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

Newsom shouldn’t quibble over details. (6 words)

To disagree would be to nitpick and quibble. (8 words)

The only quibble is passing on an offensive tackle. (9 words)

The only quibble could be that he has been expensive in the T20 internationals for his country, though in the series against the West Indies, he has been quite sharp, but without the numbers to show for it. (38 words)

But I love just as much to come home to Chicago, and experience the kind of intimacy that our storefront theaters, like City Lit (okay, it’s in a church, but let’s not quibble), provide. (36 words)

But it’s hard to get past one lingering quibble: why wouldn’t Marty McFly’s parents notice that their son looked identical to the strange and charismatic teenager who once set them up? (34 words)

But it’s hard to get past one lingering quibble: why wouldn’t Marty McFly’s parents notice that their son looked identical to the strange and charismatic teenager who once set them up? (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Despite the brutal result in the Bay Area trip finale on Saturday at California, it was difficult to quibble with the eye-popping numbers Simpson compiled against Stanford and Cal.

Given that I wasn’t in the room, personally examining the mountain of evidence, I won’t quibble with the verdict.

Most are in Steinmetz's corner, according to the family, but some Orthodox Jews quibble with their interpretation of the Sabbath, on which work is not permitted.

Newsom shouldn’t quibble over details.

The only quibble could be that he has been expensive in the T20 internationals for his country, though in the series against the West Indies, he has been quite sharp, but without the numbers to show for it.

To disagree would be to nitpick and quibble.

What happens now depends on whether we accept, quibble, or deny the obvious conclusion: the Fed has been late to recognize the shift from inflation to disinflation/deflation.

As with fair-minded people across the country, they do not quibble with genuine asylum seekers getting refuge in the UK.

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At the margins, there is always room to quibble about whether a provision is normative or required to measure income correctly, or actually designed to affect taxpayer behavior.

But I love just as much to come home to Chicago, and experience the kind of intimacy that our storefront theaters, like City Lit (okay, it’s in a church, but let’s not quibble), provide.

But it’s hard to get past one lingering quibble: why wouldn’t Marty McFly’s parents notice that their son looked identical to the strange and charismatic teenager who once set them up?

Good choices generally, though I would quibble with having two utilities and BEP in such a small portfolio.

In the varied walks of Guyanese life, many citizens quiver and quibble, not Sandil Kissoon.

That’s a minor quibble, but it kind of grated.

The fresh quibble comes as the Congress and SP held a meeting on Wednesday evening in New to discuss seat-sharing for the Lok Sabha polls.

Visit Wales describes the place as “Paradise Island” and few of its regular visitors would quibble.

Asked why he continued to hold political rallies while the numbers of deaths from the pandemic continued to grow, Mr Trump preferred to quibble about the numbers who attended a gathering in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Our only quibble on the safety front is the outward visibility—or rather, the lack of.

The only quibble is passing on an offensive tackle.

I’m not sure whether this was an oversight by Toriyama or deliberate, but while this is only a minor quibble, it’s disappointing that it is not addressed in the script.

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Common combinations with quibble

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "quibble" in a sentence?
An example: "Despite the brutal result in the Bay Area trip finale on Saturday at California, it was difficult to quibble with the eye-popping numbers Simpson compiled against Stanford and Cal." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "quibble" from authentic English texts.
What does "quibble" mean?
Quibble means: An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint.
What are synonyms of "quibble"?
Common synonyms of "quibble" include: quiddity, duck, dodge, skirt, elude, parry, circumvent, put off. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "quibble" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "quibble", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.