Examples of sweat the small stuff in a Sentence
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But for now, Notre Dame’s receiver room needs to sweat the small stuff.
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
With another baby girl on the way, Kylie said she's learned not to sweat the small stuff and focus on the bigger picture.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Cricket can make fools out of anyone, so why sweat the small stuff?
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
There's a coolness, a surefire confidence in his ability to do great things in the style of a man who doesn't sweat the small stuff.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Paramount is no doubt looking for advertisers that have time to do more than sweat the small stuff.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
Let the small-market, low-budget teams sweat the small stuff and play between the margins.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
At least nobody can accuse Asia’s soccer authorities of failing to sweat the small stuff.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Gifts for an at-home spa day One lifestyle advantage that Italians have over Americans is their ability to see the big picture, to not sweat the small stuff, to just relax.
—Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Dec. 2023
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
With another baby girl on the way, Kylie said she's learned not to sweat the small stuff and focus on the bigger picture.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Cricket can make fools out of anyone, so why sweat the small stuff?
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
There's a coolness, a surefire confidence in his ability to do great things in the style of a man who doesn't sweat the small stuff.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Paramount is no doubt looking for advertisers that have time to do more than sweat the small stuff.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
Let the small-market, low-budget teams sweat the small stuff and play between the margins.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
At least nobody can accuse Asia’s soccer authorities of failing to sweat the small stuff.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Gifts for an at-home spa day One lifestyle advantage that Italians have over Americans is their ability to see the big picture, to not sweat the small stuff, to just relax.
—Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Dec. 2023
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“Sweat the small stuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweat%20the%20small%20stuff. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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