nicety

Involving the people’s representatives in the decision is more than a constitutional nicety; it’s a key ingredient of success.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

The current version has clearly decided that’s a nicety he can no longer afford.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

Many of those places, however, cost money to access — whether it’s a gym membership or the social nicety to buy a latte at a coffee shop.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023

The cartridge cases aren’t the only nicety, though.

From The Verge ● Jun. 8, 2022

Is it a nicety that means nothing, but one of the many other subtleties that has become muddled inside of me?

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Beyond diplomatic niceties and behind closed doors, Beijing will be looking for small, concrete achievements, analysts said, but will stay "realistically pragmatic" given Trump's unpredictable nature.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

In Hunter’s play, Metcalf plays a character who has no time for sentimental niceties.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

Weeks before, his predecessor, Sir Philip Barton, had worked through the formal niceties of confirming Lord Mandelson's appointment to Washington, such as writing to the King about it on the 18th of December.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

Companies are tightening scrutiny of employee expenses, meaning certain niceties are disappearing, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

While the Adams style generated a host of memorable epigrammatic flashes, it was the worst-possible vehicle for sustaining the diplomatic niceties.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis