QUIBBLE in a Sentence

Learn QUIBBLE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for QUIBBLE, such as:

1. Well, we won't quibble about the word.
2. Let us be happy without quibbling and quirking.
3. Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution.
4. My only quibble is that the courtship and marriage went down a little too quickly.
5. When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don't quibble over the appetizers.

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 Meanings and Examples of QUIBBLE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
quibble
 n.  minor objection or complaint; petty distinction
Classic Sentence:
1  Well, we won't quibble about the word.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
2  Let us be happy without quibbling and quirking.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—JEAN VALJEAN STILL WEARS HIS ARM IN A SLING
Example Sentence:
1  My only quibble is that the courtship and marriage went down a little too quickly.
2  When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don't quibble over the appetizers.
3  Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution.