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
• There were even rumors of a few a bit less scrupulous who found ways to get in for free.
  — Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
• Or Gilly, rather, as the two thumbed through the scrupulous notes of High Septon Maynard.
  — Matt Miller, Esquire, 13 Aug. 2017
• The Wizard of Lies is scrupulous about just who were the most sinned against of Madoff’s victims.
  — Charles Taylor, Newsweek, 13 May 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
• The husky puppy for one, who has turned out to be a bossy diva, a less-scrupulous daughter.
  — Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 16 May 2017
• 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
• Wasil is a kind, scrupulous kid, with intelligent eyes and a mop of black hair.
  — Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2017
• The huts are clean and well run, and a code of scrupulous civility prevails.
  — James Lasdun, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2016
• 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
• Each phrase is announced with the scrupulous cadences found in late Stravinsky.
  — Mark Swed, latimes.com, 25 May 2017
• 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
• Other residents of West Yorkshire aren’t so scrupulous, of course, and the bodies quickly start to pile up.
  — Mike Hale, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2016
• 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
• Thanks to Beijing’s scrupulous censorship, the crowds of angry Hong Kongers had barely registered on the mainland.
  — Jane Perlez, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
• By turns funny, dark, and inspirational in a way that feels hard-earned and genuine rather than glib or saccharine, Alone is a show about seizing the moment that could only have come from Rothwell’s scrupulous examination of her own life.
  — Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Dec 2024