Sentence examples for Be punctilious from inspiring English sources
adjective
Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
- With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.
But France, too, must be punctilious about observing all judicial proprieties.
Experts think authorities are likely to be punctilious in complying with legal requirements given the close scrutiny.
Other advice – perhaps obvious even to those not blessed with a double-barrelled surname – includes: "Be Punctilious about Punctuality".
If he had wanted to be punctilious about it, the celebrated crisp peddler would have said that "football is a simple game.
-Anonymous, Boston Even with a sincere determination to be punctilious, your former boss faces a conflict of interest in writing a reference for someone she has seen naked.
"We can imagine [Bo] will be treated much better than a county-level official in Gansu," said Sapio, who expects central investigators to be punctilious in obeying the rules.
The servers are punctilious.
Mrs. Gandhi has been punctilious about keeping up appearances.
Even Justice Souter's resignation letter was punctilious and reserved.
Where there were couples, he was punctilious about addressing the man.
At the same time, the 'Ndrangheta is punctilious in its observance of old-fashioned underworld values.
