delicacy

Example Sentences

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Over a dinner of noodles made from fish and sweet-potato powder, a local delicacy, my grandfather’s aged cousin raised a glass of homemade rice wine to me: “Come home often.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

She retains the delicacy of the instrumentation, but introduces a gorgeous complexity that, in someone else’s hands, would be too much, but here, simply enhances the vocal delivery.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

Characters state the obvious and the dialogue has the delicacy of a sledgehammer.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

And the creator of the video is not known for his delicacy or tact.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2026

Deftly, with a delicacy surprising in such a big man, he began to scrape away the black leaves and dried blue mud from Drogo's chest.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin