subtlety

Example Sentences

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But the bigger part only allowed for more subtlety as Liu sought to inhabit someone made to feel small by her circumstances, who still doesn’t shrink from doing right by her child.

From Los Angeles Times

As the years pass, she lets the shadows inside Kayleen emerge with stealthy subtlety.

From The Wall Street Journal

But in his own groups he is the rare drummer whose music draws you in with its subtlety rather than enveloping you with its power.

From The Wall Street Journal

But commercialism has won out over art, which is to say obviousness has run roughshod over subtlety.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a message sent with a bullhorn, a move made with all the subtlety of an elbow to the ribs.

From Los Angeles Times