subtlety
Example Sentences
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Some have pondered if a subtlety here may be that the vetting advice wasn't definitive in its judgement, but the Foreign Office concluded it amounted to Lord Mandelson failing it and others did not.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The pope will arrive by helicopter, a diplomatic subtlety that spares him from landing on French soil without actually visiting France.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
It was one of the few moments in her otherwise excellent performance when subtlety gives way to silliness.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
This is a subtlety of Washington that Americans weren’t taught in elementary school, and I don’t think the A.I. bots have quite figured it out.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026
Only on a night with an exceptional moon can the river rightfully claim its light or any other subtlety.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Vocabulary lists containing subtlety
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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The Tempest
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