QUIBBLE in a Sentence

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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.