fussy
Example Sentences
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The data collected — including health monitoring and yes, troubleshooting fussy toilets — will inform future off-planet missions.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
I’ve started shopping at the same local grocers that supply those kitchens and trying my hand at simpler, at-home versions—nothing fussy, just borrowing the logic of the flavors.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
She said the rescue centre received a lot of negative comments and abuse online because people thought it was the rescue being "fussy or difficult".
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
That style also means that “Dust Bunny” is quite fussy and mannered and if you don’t buy in on the film’s arch humor and stylized world, you’re liable to bounce right off of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
Of course she was too fussy, but it did no harm to play safe.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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