discreetness
Example Sentences
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Further studies are needed to assess the comfort and discreetness of the device over longer periods of time, he added, but researchers say it has potential to stop future overdose deaths.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
Ms. Taylor’s wait-and-see attitude may well be bred in the bone, her discreetness the product of a genteel background.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2013
If you're harassed by a co-worker or boss, talk to HR, as they are trained to deal with such matters with discreetness and in confidence.
From Inc ● Jun. 21, 2012
Says he: "There's a hardness, a discreetness; everything is somehow bitten off and sharp, like Greece, but of course without the warmth of Greece."
From Time Magazine Archive
And meanwhile, Cavalcanti, using great discreetness, suffered the Duke's presence, and gave him and his suite most noble entertainment.
From The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza by Rafael Sabatini
