fine print
noun
: something thoroughly and often deliberately obscure
especially
: a part of an agreement or document spelling out restrictions and limitations often in small type or obscure language
Examples of fine print in a Sentence
Read the fine print before you sign the contract.
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Check the fine print, experts said.
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Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Yet all of this could have been avoided had the owners of 36 Greene been more vigilant about the fine print.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2025
And indeed, there was a little fine print on that that said that the tires and glass and stuff weren't covered.
—Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Indeed, there is a healthy list of exclusions in the fine print for the trade anything event.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2025
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Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Yet all of this could have been avoided had the owners of 36 Greene been more vigilant about the fine print.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2025
And indeed, there was a little fine print on that that said that the tires and glass and stuff weren't covered.
—Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Indeed, there is a healthy list of exclusions in the fine print for the trade anything event.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fine print
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“Fine print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine%20print. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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