nicety

Example Sentences

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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

Said by anyone else, this nicety is unremarkable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2023

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

I showed her to a nicety where I had seen her walking on the casks, that first old day, and she said, with a cold and careless look in that direction, “Did I?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens