delicate
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Striking the right balance in professional attire can be a delicate combination of expressing personal style and “reading the room.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
There were only arid steppes in sight when a small plane took off from an airport in southern Kazakhstan, embarking on a delicate mission: bringing rain for the scorched earth below.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
"I think it's because it's quite unusual from what lots of people expect a tattoo to look like… this is very delicate."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
She grew up across different L.A. suburbs, in a family that owned car washes, and says she understands how delicate local economies can be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
By that point Lady Constance was in a foul mood; the lack of correspondence seemed to be taking a dreadful toll on her already delicate constitution.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing delicate
The Diary of Anne Frank
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Bridge to Terabithia
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