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

Spaced closely in the footwell, three dainty foot pedals make it possible for drivers to push the gas pedal with the side of the right foot while holding down the brake pedal and clutching—heel-and-toe downshifting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 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

"It's crazy as our websites are completely different. I sell sterling silver, dainty pieces and engagement jewellery," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025

Ruth was dabbing at her mouth with her paper napkin, ever dainty, ever refined, even as the slot machines clanged and beeped one room over.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

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

I fed thee dainties — mice and eels, Adder skin and heart of dove.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

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

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025

By its nature, it’s nearly anonymous work, with stunt performers doubling for daintier stars.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

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

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

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

It started with the electric guitar but moved to Moog synthesizers in the 70′s, godawful keytars in the 80′s, and to today’s daintiest of bikers, Daft Punk.

From Forbes ● May 29, 2015

The black thick coffee and the condensed milk, drunk from the graniteware cup, had a more delicious aroma and a more delightful taste than the finest Mocha and Java in the daintiest porcelain of France.

From The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado by Cyrus Townsend Brady