How to Use stickler in a Sentence

stickler

noun

• Of all the rules, this is one that the Queen is a stickler about.
  — refinery29.com, 15 May 2018
• The message that the F.D.A. is a stickler is not a bad one.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2021
• Friends called Beau, a stickler for rules, the Sheriff.
  — Adam Entous, The New Yorker, 1 July 2019
• But Trump doesn’t seem to be a stickler in that regard.
  — Avi Selk, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2017
• And if The Crown has taught us anything, it’s that Queen Elizabeth is a stickler for the rules.
  — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 15 Nov. 2020
• Finally, David’s kids told us that their dad was a stickler for the rules.
  — cincinnati.com, 21 Jan. 2020
• Sticklers note that the movie takes plenty of liberties with the facts.
  — Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 July 2017
• Likens is a stickler for the details, and a yeller when they don’t get accomplished.
  — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
• Eaton was a stickler for his guys wanting to play hard on defense.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 23 Nov. 2019
• The Crown portrays her as a stickler for social rules, which appears to be true.
  — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 16 Nov. 2020
• The Saints' sound overall play is hard even for a stickler like Payton to deny.
  — Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 22 Oct. 2017
• My father was a stickler for details who could be quirky.
  — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 8 July 2019
• Bruce Cassidy, the coach, ever the stickler for details.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
• But, crucially, Mendeleev wasn’t a huge stickler for his own rules.
  — Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2019
• Roberts, however, proved once again to be a stickler for process and precedent.
  — Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2020
• Louisville coach Rick Pitino is a stickler for defense and Mitchell excels at it.
  — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 22 June 2017
• Perhaps Brady warned Watson about how much of a stickler O’Brien can be on details.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2017
• David Bocks was a stickler for the rules, his family and coworkers say.
  — cincinnati.com, 17 Mar. 2020
• Remember how much of a stickler the latter was for the exact amount of money in El Camino, when Jesse was a little short?
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 9 Aug. 2022
• Linscott is not being a stickler; frozen custard is not ice cream.
  — CBS News, 30 June 2019
• Only those who are sticklers for Google Fit or those who want a bevy of third-party apps on their wrists should still go with Android Wear.
  — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2018
• Again, just that not dealing in speculation thing as a stickler for me.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 17 Aug. 2021
• That's why she's been such a stickler about her diet and fitness regimen.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2017
• Castonguay is a stickler about appearances and running a tight, tidy ship.
  — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 20 June 2017
• Hernandez, a stickler for timeliness, backed off and the trio headed for class.
  — Charles Rabin, miamiherald, 3 Aug. 2017
• In his lawyerly fashion, Mr. Beinecke was a stickler on precise adherence to the rules of golf.
  — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018
• In matters of grammar, the unsure often follow the sticklers.
  — The Economist, 23 June 2018
• Genmark Heath is a stickler for footwork, Medrano said.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2021
• Her wife, Teresa Zepeda, said that Johnston was a stickler for bike safety, with her bright neon clothes, her flashing lights and her helmet.
  — Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 21 June 2024
• At the start, researchers were sticklers about not introducing the butterfly to areas it wasn’t originally found in the region.
  — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 13 July 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024