subtlety
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Soccer cognoscenti describe his economy of movement, the intelligence of his runs, the subtlety of his touch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The result is a crumb that is delicate, every forkful a moist, subtlety sweet bite.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
“Bridgerton” is set in a fictionalized version of Regency England, filled with grand balls and regal social dances, and its movement is all about subtlety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
But there is a subtlety here: measurements in quantum physics inevitably disturb the system being measured.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
And the subtlety of their ostentation drew my attention.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
“Scarborn” is so Polish, so involved with the subtleties of history and class, that things might get by an American viewer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
In a chat with his brother Graeme for the Football Association before he left United in 2018, Carrick himself explained the subtleties of a "great pass".
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
Throughout the museum, scholarship was diminished and subtleties disappeared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
“I planned all of it from the beginning,” she admits, relishing a discussion of some of the subtleties of the Clifton family dynamics that add depth to the novel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
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
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