finespun

Example Sentences

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Compared to the smaller roles that populate Hiller’s IMDb page, Joel — one of the more nuanced queer characters on television in recent years — is more finespun.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

It’s an achingly personal and finespun track plucked out on baritone ukulele.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

Here comes the bass, offering a futuristic contrast to the singer’s finespun melodies — which tend to be sung in Spanish and forged in various folk traditions.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022

The 2011 “Morning Glory,” which twists and trumpets across a wide-open space in front of the museum’s Astor Court, is monumental but finespun and transparent.

From New York Times • May 2, 2013

She was finespun in the way that used to make Olanna wonder if she wasn’t uncomfortable, dressing up every day and simply sitting at home.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie