MINUTIAE in a Sentence

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Example sentences for MINUTIAE, such as:

1. Etiquette had no minutiae unknown to him.
2. I won't discuss the minutiae of the contract now.
3. The committee studied the minutiae of the report for hours.
4. Upon my word, I am not acquainted with the minutiae of her principles.

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 Meanings and Examples of MINUTIAE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
minutiae
 n.  the small, precise, or trivial details of something
Classic Sentence:
1  Upon my word, I am not acquainted with the minutiae of her principles.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 11
2  It was a worn whisper, dry and papery, and it brushed so distinctly across the ear that, by the accustomed, the material minutiae in which it originated could be realized as by touch.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 6 The Figure against the Sky
3  Etiquette had no minutiae unknown to him.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 27 THE WIFE OF ATHOS
Example Sentence:
1  I won't discuss the minutiae of the contract now.
2  The committee studied the minutiae of the report for hours.
3  Had she rattled off a list of magazines I'm sure Cunty Couric would have had more gotcha crap to throw at her, like trivial minutia from a specific article that nobody would remember.