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
  • Like any good reporter, the veteran was a stickler for accuracy and called it out.
    Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • Some teams are sticklers for draft trade analytics more than others and simply would not have made those deals, but the Saints and Raiders overrode those charts.
    Andrew Brandt, SI.com, 1 May 2018

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