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
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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.
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