How to Use scrupulous in a Sentence

scrupulous

adjective

• Less scrupulous companies find ways to evade the law.
• She was always scrupulous about her work.
• The work requires scrupulous attention to detail.
• The Plotts keep scrupulous notes about William in large three-ring binders.
  — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2018
• Tier four is the highest and calls for the most scrupulous oversight.
  — Jenna Carlesso, Courant Community, 12 Dec. 2017
• On the face of it, scrupulous adherence to the law is a victory for the cause of humane war.
  — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2020
• People have to wear better masks and be more scrupulous about it.
  — NBC News, 9 Jan. 2022
• At times, the list has been abused by less-than-scrupulous officials.
  — Joel Mathis, The Week, 16 Feb. 2022
• Cable and mobile providers have also been less scrupulous in the past.
  — CBS News, 14 Dec. 2017
• The more scrupulous fact-checkers are, the easier they can be overwhelmed with a flood of fake news.
  — Mihir Sharma, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
• And where the play pays scrupulous attention to the in-room dynamics, the outside world seems smeared with broad strokes.
  — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2022
• One feature, though, that will catch any scrupulous shooter’s eye is the plastic on the rear end of the receiver.
  — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2020
• That's the kind of modest, scrupulous statement of purpose a scholar would make.
  — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2019
• In even less scrupulous hands, this tool could be used to mobilize hatred.
  — Wired Opinion, Wired, 4 Apr. 2020
• Leahy and Shelby are regarded as scrupulous spenders with some of the most talented staffers in D.C.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Dec. 2022
• And yet this scrupulous author went ahead and stole the life histories of actual Jews.
  — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2021
• Migrant City is based on years of scrupulous research: the notes and bibliography amount to more than a quarter of the text.
  — Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020
• Despite scrupulous tests showing that the vaccine is safe, many people doubt it.
  — The Economist, 12 Dec. 2020
• Cocaine’s residue clings to even the most scrupulous operators along the river.
  — Rowan Moore Gerety, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
• Shipley tried to keep things more or less professional, but his fans could be less scrupulous.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2020
• Less scrupulous sellers may dry mushrooms that couldn’t be sold fresh, so be on the lookout for ones that may have holes from being worm-ridden.
  — Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2021
• And Aster directs the film with a scrupulous focus on that intensity.
  — Tasha Robinson, The Verge, 8 June 2018
• For those reasons, or perhaps out of fatigue, the scrubbing became less scrupulous over the summer.
  — Gregory Barber, Wired, 20 Oct. 2020
• In Virgilian terms, Danny is Aeneas, a guy who’s a little too morally scrupulous for his own good.
  — Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
• But many of the preventive measures are the same, such as scrupulous hand cleaning and tracing the contacts of anyone sickened.
  — USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2020
• Some large arbitration firms do have a code of conduct, but less scrupulous firms are not policed at all.
  — The Economist, 25 Jan. 2018
• All the while, the film uses a scrupulous production design to create the illusion of time travel.
  — Keith Phipps, The Verge, 26 July 2019
• Yet with the release of Mr Biden’s and Ms Warren’s plans, both less quixotic and more scrupulous than the earlier sketches, the debate is much improved.
  — The Economist, 14 June 2019
• The team also was scrupulous about custom-fitting its wigs and adding padding and cushions if needed.
  — Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2022
• As his buzzy Las Vegas residency draws to a close, the scrupulous R&B superstar is still in search of his hyper-self.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024