4 Usage Examples Depicting the Meaning of 'Cavil' in a Sentence
"To raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault unnecessarily, often followed by 'at' or 'about'." more
/ Cavil
FiltersHighlight
The teacher has caviled at the students' lack of preparation for the exam.
By the end of the lecture, he will have cavilled at the professor's choice of examples.
The strict professor had caviled at the students' grammar errors in their essays.
Some students always find something to cavil about in the course syllabus.
Back
Filters
Difficulty
Filter sentences by sentence difficulty level.
Grade Level
Filter sentences by learner’s grade level.
Form
Filter sentences by particular noun and verb’s form usage.
Context
Filter sentence based on your interest or domain to better understand the word usage.
Highlight
Choose Part of Speech to highlight its usage in sentences.
Report