dainty

This statue yassifies Trump, sucking out his buccal fat, virilizing his features, carefully excising all of the dainty feyness that, whether he likes it or not, is crucial to capturing the unique Trump disposition.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

The simplicity of the tins, their demure size and dainty contents, which often feature organic health foods, are meant to embody whimsy.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, a climate-focused investor alliance, used this dainty phrase when it relaunched this week without mentioning its original goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

But she always raises her exceptionally dainty feet for her sergeant to slip on the paper booties at a crime scene — and never fails to check on the welfare of those left behind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025

Every surface was polished and clean, and a mahogany cabinet against the wall contained dainty porcelain figures.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

This interests me as a writer because sometimes these dainties appear unbidden, and you know you’re onto something.

From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2019

The food will be catered by STK — a steak house — and among the dainties: octopus ceviche, beef tartare. foie gras mousse, beets and boucheron, and tuna apple crudo.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 22, 2015

Playing cards Writing love poetry Practising fencing moves In which work of fiction portraying the English aristocracy do crust-free cucumber dainties become the object of a lie?

From BBC ● May 16, 2012

The restaurants’ Mad Hatter Tea ramps up the traditional three tiers of dainties for Americans whose eyes are never bigger than their stomachs.

From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2011

Probably nothing but dainties: butterfly steaks and marigold salads.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

Botox is now injected behind the ears to tilt them forward, creating the illusion of a smaller, daintier face.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025

The song “Firefly” starts off a little slower, a swoon-worthy saxophone partnered with a dainty piano and even daintier triangle.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023

With resignation, Pemberton forked over a relatively merciful $87 to fill her slightly daintier truck.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2022

Then her mistress handed her off to her mother and began carting around her daintier public replacement, Bambi.

From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2021

Red oaks lead long lives, longer than our daintier friends black willows, persimmons, apples, and redbuds.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate

The late America Eats Tavern is recalled with dishes including a “Philly cheesesteak” rethought with Wagyu beef and blimp-like “air bread” filled with a whip of cheddar cheese, along with the country’s daintiest chicken wings.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023

Adding an electric motor completely transforms the experience, making even the daintiest of parents feel superhuman.

From The Verge ● May 26, 2020

There’s a whole api family, and they are the daintiest little fruits imaginable – api noir, in deepest maroon, is easily mistaken at a distance for a plum.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2019

Jones doesn’t crack the slightest of smiles as she sings one of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s daintiest tunes, “Many a New Day”:

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 16, 2019

She had the daintiest complexion that ever adorned a youthful face, and whenever she was startled or embarrassed, however slightly, she blushed like a rose.

From A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel by Ada Cambridge