- plural of subtlety.
subtleties
Example Sentences
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As with so much of Hofmann’s work, the subtleties of color—different greens, for example, or the red-on-brown segment that could be a fine painting on its own—make it compelling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
Few 20th-century writers bred as many imitators as Ernest Hemingway, but his followers rarely matched the subtleties of his deceptively simple style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 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
“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
Another night of Stew Beef making dynamic subtleties with his drum and living, sculptural, grotesques in the dance.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
