How to Use scrupulous in a Sentence

scrupulous

adjective
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  • Less scrupulous companies find ways to evade the law.
  • She was always scrupulous about her work.
  • The work requires scrupulous attention to detail.
  • The Plotts keep scrupulous notes about William in large three-ring binders.
    — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2018
  • Tier four is the highest and calls for the most scrupulous oversight.
    — Jenna Carlesso, Courant Community, 12 Dec. 2017
  • There were even rumors of a few a bit less scrupulous who found ways to get in for free.
    — Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
  • Or Gilly, rather, as the two thumbed through the scrupulous notes of High Septon Maynard.
    — Matt Miller, Esquire, 13 Aug. 2017
  • The Wizard of Lies is scrupulous about just who were the most sinned against of Madoff’s victims.
    — Charles Taylor, Newsweek, 13 May 2017
  • On the face of it, scrupulous adherence to the law is a victory for the cause of humane war.
    — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2020
  • People have to wear better masks and be more scrupulous about it.
    — NBC News, 9 Jan. 2022
  • At times, the list has been abused by less-than-scrupulous officials.
    — Joel Mathis, The Week, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The husky puppy for one, who has turned out to be a bossy diva, a less-scrupulous daughter.
    — Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 16 May 2017
  • Cable and mobile providers have also been less scrupulous in the past.
    — CBS News, 14 Dec. 2017
  • The more scrupulous fact-checkers are, the easier they can be overwhelmed with a flood of fake news.
    — Mihir Sharma, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Wasil is a kind, scrupulous kid, with intelligent eyes and a mop of black hair.
    — Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2017
  • The huts are clean and well run, and a code of scrupulous civility prevails.
    — James Lasdun, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2016
  • And where the play pays scrupulous attention to the in-room dynamics, the outside world seems smeared with broad strokes.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2022
  • One feature, though, that will catch any scrupulous shooter’s eye is the plastic on the rear end of the receiver.
    — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2020
  • That's the kind of modest, scrupulous statement of purpose a scholar would make.
    — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Each phrase is announced with the scrupulous cadences found in late Stravinsky.
    — Mark Swed, latimes.com, 25 May 2017
  • In even less scrupulous hands, this tool could be used to mobilize hatred.
    — Wired Opinion, Wired, 4 Apr. 2020
  • Leahy and Shelby are regarded as scrupulous spenders with some of the most talented staffers in D.C.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Dec. 2022
  • And yet this scrupulous author went ahead and stole the life histories of actual Jews.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Migrant City is based on years of scrupulous research: the notes and bibliography amount to more than a quarter of the text.
    — Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Despite scrupulous tests showing that the vaccine is safe, many people doubt it.
    — The Economist, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Other residents of West Yorkshire aren’t so scrupulous, of course, and the bodies quickly start to pile up.
    — Mike Hale, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2016
  • Cocaine’s residue clings to even the most scrupulous operators along the river.
    — Rowan Moore Gerety, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
  • Shipley tried to keep things more or less professional, but his fans could be less scrupulous.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Thanks to Beijing’s scrupulous censorship, the crowds of angry Hong Kongers had barely registered on the mainland.
    — Jane Perlez, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
  • If these practices are not forestalled soon, the least scrupulous actors will quickly accrue power and the fancy lobbyists and lawyers that come along with it.
    — Adam Clair, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024

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