delicate
Example Sentences
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Mice without the mutation showed the opposite effect, highlighting a delicate balance between cholesterol circulating in the blood and fat stored in the liver.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
The comments come at a delicate time for LAFC, which has let potential MLS wins slip away despite showing competitive moments recently against St. Louis City SC and Nashville SC.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
For now, the law sits in the middle of a delicate balance, between protecting vulnerable parents and preserving a child's relationship with both.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Warsh, a former Wall Street banker, faces a delicate balancing act.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Griffins had always been delicate; they’d always been rare, for thousands of years.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing delicate
The Diary of Anne Frank
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Bridge to Terabithia
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