subtlety
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"There's been a subtlety in the smartness of women on display here, alongside the frustration of not always being listened to in the game," says Jamieson.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
For an intelligent man and fluent historian, this spite work on the royals—for that is it what it is—is written with all the subtlety of a rabid corgi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
There’s more subtlety, more shades of gray, and while it doesn’t have a happy ending either, it offers ecstatic redemption.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 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
As the Singer moved toward the stage, the folds of the robe glistened in the torchlight; the colors of the threaded scenes glowed in their subtlety.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
“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
It’s funny because it’s not a broad stroke; they write in such subtleties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
Lena had outlined the images in considerable detail, including subtleties of light and shade, so that the finished products looked quite accomplished.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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