fine-spun
Example Sentences
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Hewing to genre conventions, Iris frees herself from Josh’s control and fights back, forcing him to whip up a plan B involving a fine-spun alibi made of stuff and nonsense.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025
The beguiling aria “Come per me sereno” conveys Amina’s contentment in fine-spun phrases.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2016
But Drucker, he figured, was going for something a little more fine-spun.
From Time ● Feb. 26, 2014
I turn to him—that pale skin, the fine-spun beard, the bright, bitter eyes.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 27, 2010
The bony ribs of the wing stood out as high as a hill, and the arteries and veins gleamed like wires of fine-spun ruby and turquoise pressed into a thin sheet of jade.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
