Sentence examples for officious about from inspiring English sources

Some co-workers of Mr. Clark's said that he was officious about following rules, and had antagonized colleagues and research students he believed were cavalier about rodent-handling regulations.

So it's weird that it's Clouseau – actually just as officious about his duties as Dreyfus – who seems to be the starting point for my other favourite movie jobsworth: Principal Rooney in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Knowing the third man was fussy and officious about holding and pushing, Khan should have adapted.

Ildefonso Guajardo, who helps lead the NAFTA negotiations, spoke with officious confidence about working out agreeable terms with the Americans.

His wife, Suzanne (Essence Atkins), is a party planner with an officious way about her, though when she is out of her career wear, she has such a woman-child look and voice, you wonder whether this marriage wouldn't constitute a felony in at least some states.

Well then, suggested the officious official, Vos would simply have to take along some paying passengers.

Athletes got shouted at by officious security officials and were delayed getting to events because bus drivers got lost.

There are always bathroom-minders in these sorts of places, and they are very officious and serious about their job, whatever it may be.

It was adapted from George Bernard Shaw's play "Candida," about an officious minister with Socialist convictions, his ebullient wife and a dreamy, dangerous young man who idolizes her.

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By the time the lusty and officious Lady Croom confronts Septimus about the retraction of his love for her, it's impossible to take either her hurt or her anger seriously.