How to Use fussy in a Sentence

fussy

adjective

• The room was cluttered and fussy.
• I'm not fussy about where we eat.
• The hair isn’t fussy—blown out straight with a bit of a flip at the end.
  — Margaux Anbouba, ELLE, 31 July 2023
• The toddler was fussy and coughed but that was about it.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2022
• Gone are the days of struggling to feed your fussy eater.
  — Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
• The meals became about the people, and the food, while good, wasn’t fussy.
  — Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 June 2021
• During the flight home to Newark on Jan. 6, Romey wasn’t fussy at all.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
• The last third or so of Free Guy is cluttered and fussy, and the plot takes too long to wrap up.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 Aug. 2021
• If three feels too fussy, look for a couch with a bench cushion.
  — Washington Post, 17 July 2020
• Maybe a tent is being fussy, maybe your raft frame is a bit loose.
  — Outside Online, 23 May 2022
• The plant is also fussy about warmth; too much summer heat and the leaves and fruit will scorch.
  — John Tlumacki, The Boston Globe, National Geographic, 25 Nov. 2020
• Since the 2-year-old was born, he’s been very rambunctious and fussy.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2023
• Being extra fussy or cold to the touch. Pale or blotchy skin.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 6 July 2023
• That sweet spot — not wacky, not fussy — is key, Almonte said.
  — Mari-Jane Williams, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2020
• Some fussy business around the search for three vault keys adds nothing in the way of suspense.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
• While some recipes are slightly fussy, each step is worth the effort.
  — Genevieve Yam, Bon Appétit, 17 Oct. 2023
• Meghan Markle reminds us time and time again that the best airplane outfits are the least fussy.
  — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2023
• All of this is done in brushwork that is precise but not fussy, a wedge of light here, a wedge of light there.
  — Teju Cole, New York Times, 25 May 2023
• Be ready to relocate to swifter sections if the pool fish are too fussy.
  — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 1 Mar. 2021
• Which is a little fussy for a meal at a fast-food joint, where the point is convenience.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2019
• Pancakes are the Charlottes of the breakfast menu: boring and fussy.
  — Maggie Lange, Bon Appétit, 14 Mar. 2022
• The Wollemia is less hardy and certainly more fussy in our climate.
  — Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2020
• Her baby, Malaya Irie Soares, then just 5 months old, had been fussy, cried a lot and refused to eat.
  — Ken Alltucker, azcentral, 14 Mar. 2018
• The in-house restaurant, Rijks, has a Michelin star but isn’t fussy—make that your lunch stop.
  — Andrea Whittle, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2018
• My fussy husband liked it a lot as well and declared it a keeper!
  — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 19 Aug. 2017
• The band, based in Anchorage, makes pop music that isn’t fussy.
  — Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2020
• The key is keeping things streamlined so a strapless bra may be too fussy.
  — Teen Vogue, 6 June 2019
• But don’t mistake it for fussy—playfulness is the rule here.
  — Liza Weisstuch, Robb Report, 8 July 2023
• Chef Christophe Hay oversees an open kitchen that deploys elegant dishes that don’t feel fussy.
  — Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
• The future looks like coffee drinks that are less fussy and more minimalist, Cano continues.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024