subtlety
Example Sentences
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Mr. Armitage captures this with expert subtlety, allowing the narrative to unfurl without imposing false coherence upon it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
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
It follows 55-year-old Palestinian cab driver Hassan, played with warmth and subtlety by Ehab Salami, as he ferries passengers through the nocturnal streets of Berlin.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
Up till then, Bernal, without the conventional assistance of close-ups, registers this feature-length change with brilliant subtlety across Diaz’s and co-cinematographer Artur Tort’s captivating, distanced long takes, often marked by angled perspectives.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
That night, she relied on the multismash, which was loud and effective but lacked subtlety.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
Vocabulary lists containing subtlety
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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