tastefulness

Example Sentences

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In some chapters, Goodman’s tastefulness is so extreme as to be opaque.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2023

“His drum tracks were essentially these timeless riffs that we all remember, and we copy him to this day because of his tastefulness, his sense of pop structure, and the timeless quality in his playing.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022

Even though it is ostensibly about all of those feelings, it handles them with a tastefulness that is hard to distinguish from complacency.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022

What was shocking about it was its tastefulness, for instance on a giant dropped-waist full skirt that contrasted stylishly with a bodice in ultramarine, royal blue and flash of orange.

From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2020

I thought her the most lively and bewitching woman I had ever seen; her manners were fascinating, and the peculiar tastefulness of her dress excited universal admiration.

From Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire by Robinson, Mary