How to Use quibble in a Sentence

quibble

1 of 2 verb

• But players more au courant will find things to quibble with.
  — Christopher Byrd, The Seattle Times, 4 June 2017
• Now, could a good defense lawyer come in and quibble with this or try to poke holes in it?
  — Jennifer Hauser, Tara John and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021
• But there is no more to quibble over here than there is in any academic text.
  — Julian Baggini, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022
• As so often, there was much for fact-checkers to quibble over.
  — The Economist, 5 Apr. 2018
• There’s less to pick at or quibble with here than any position on this team.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2021
• The bottom line is there always will be room to quibble about the data.
  — Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 29 Apr. 2021
• In a broad sense, there is little to quibble with in this analysis.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 15 July 2022
• That hasn't stopped quibbling over his place in NBA ranks, though.
  — SI.com, 21 Mar. 2018
• British negotiators are sure to quibble over the size of the tab.
  — Jill Lawless, Orange County Register, 29 Mar. 2017
• So really, why quibble too much about a silly time loop ploy?
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2020
• The debtor might quibble over the language of the charging order, but that's about it.
  — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
• For $15, there’s not a lot to quibble over with this simple T-shirt.
  — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 19 Nov. 2022
• This is the only sensible way to do it, but some people like to quibble.
  — Popular Science, 28 Mar. 2020
• Imagine, quibbling over style points in what was forecast as a season to forget.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
• But to quibble like that would be to miss the point; not every festival needs to be an Ojai.
  — New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022
• Mock draft purists may quibble with who the Cowboys took and the round those selections were made.
  — Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2022
• Anyway, a few grumps are quibbling that there wasn't enough action, or advancing of the plot.
  — Kristi Turnquist, OregonLive.com, 17 July 2017
• That quibble aside, this is a smart and engaging take on a play that offers a lot of ways to go wrong in the wrong hands.
  — Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 11 Oct. 2017
• And there's room to quibble about micro-level decisions along the way.
  — Rahat Huq, Chron, 7 Mar. 2022
• Many will quibble about the choice of a musical that's not widely known, but on the whole, this was nicely done.
  — David Rooney, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2017
• But that’s quibbling, and the time for armchair quarterbacking is over.
  — David Roberts, Vox, 6 Nov. 2018
• The story that’s being quibbled about concerns a teen suicide.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
• Pedants will quibble that the book is built on individual themes that others have looked at more deeply.
  — The Economist, 13 July 2017
• Both sides quibbled as to the number of people who jumped Jones after the first shooting.
  — Anne Ryman, azcentral, 17 Jan. 2020
• The fight over whether pro-life voters count as Democrats amounts to nothing more than useless quibbling over rhetoric.
  — Alexandra Desanctis, National Review, 14 Feb. 2020
• Both sides quibbled over the number of people who jumped Jones after the first shooting.
  — Anne Ryman, azcentral, 11 Feb. 2020
• There’s not much to quibble with in the market’s to-and-fro oscillations among sectors and themes so far.
  — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
• One thing Torous and others don't quibble with is the need for behavioral-health options.
  — Ken Alltucker, Alex Connor and Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY, 15 June 2018
• No one quibbles about his ability to light up the transfer portal and build rosters in a hurry.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023
• Not to quibble with Poeltl’s optimism, but hope can’t be a strategy.
  — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 12 Jan. 2021

quibble

2 of 2 noun

• Our only quibble about the trip was that it rained a lot.
• There were no caveats or quibbles about what a phase two might look like.
  — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
• Larry had some quibbles of his own.
  — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
• The same quibbles, but just writ larger (and, yes, longer).
  — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Nov. 2025
• Our only quibble with these bulbs is the cost—about $5 per bulb.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2022
• That’s a small quibble to make of a novel that is pure pleasure to read.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2022
• But Swenson does have a quibble.
  — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
• But these are relative quibbles next to the millions of lives saved.
  — Dylan Matthews, Vox, 12 Dec. 2018
• Our only quibble was that there were no secure tie-downs for the wheelchair.
  — Ryan D'agostino, Car and Driver, 16 Aug. 2020
• Still, this is a small quibble next to the accomplishment of this book.
  — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
• Though there was nary a quibble with any of the performances, here are some highlights.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2022
• But this seems a small quibble in a book that makes grand promises and delivers on most of them.
  — Charlotte Graham, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2018
• Her only quibble — without zooming out, the frame is too small.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
• Sometimes the type doesn’t match the narration, but that’s a quibble.
  — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 21 Aug. 2020
• Our only quibble is that the firmness is the same on both sides, so there’s not a softer side to move up to.
  — Jessica Hartshorn, goodhousekeeping.com, 9 May 2023
• There’s just one small quibble – and that’s with Elaine’s choice to block Jason’s vote.
  — Stephen Fishbach, PEOPLE.com, 30 Oct. 2019
• But these wind up seeming like minor quibbles as the tension builds and the truth unfolds.
  — Tasha Robinson, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2018
• Other quibbles stem from the fact that this is a platform in transition.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 26 Mar. 2020
• Would there be any quibbles over a Mainoo and Scott midfield?
  — Carl Anka, New York Times, 9 July 2026
• But the main quibble has to do with Ivory’s memories of the prurient kind.
  — John Tamny, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
• But that is a minor quibble; this is still an affair to remember.
  — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
• Our largest quibble was with the water bottle pockets, which are narrow and not stretchy.
  — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020
• These quibbles aside, for the most part her advice and conclusions are solid.
  — Paul B. Brown, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018
• There is little quibble from Scalea about the need for evidence.
  — Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 10 Sep. 2017
• The non-locking diopter is a tad too loose, and the finish is a little slick—both minor quibbles.
  — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
• Feminists have their own quibbles.
  — S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
• Sure, there are some quibbles with the 10 best picture nominees.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026
• These quibbles notwithstanding, on the whole the technocrats are right.
  — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2018
• The beach has been racking up five-star Google reviews, along with the obligatory quibbles.
  — Erin Ailworth, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2023
• My only quibble was that the flank steak, sourced from Pat LaFrieda, was chewy.
  — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 19 June 2018