pettifogged

"Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?"

"The school's fundraising project aims to renovate the library in several stages. "

"I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead."

"Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums."

"His presentation was full of serious information, but he couldn't resist ending it with a silly quibble: "Lettuce turn over a new leaf!" "

"Instead of focusing on the important points of the project, he kept trying to pettifog over minor formatting details. "

"My uncle owns a small business selling handmade jewelry. "

"The teacher's lesson plan was together, covering all the key concepts logically. "

"Grammar, rhetoric, and logic are the three triviums studied in the first year of the program. "

"The artist uses different matters, such as clay and wood, to create her sculptures. "

"The construction crew's working on the new school building is going smoothly. "

"Marriage is a contract."