delicate
Example Sentences
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By trapping and organizing molecules, they could have increased molecular concentration, held onto useful compounds, and shielded delicate reactions from environmental changes.
From Science Daily
At last, with a delicate twist, he pulled it free.
From Literature
Their success is a charming rebuke to the delicate modern techniques that emphasize data, rest and recovery.
Here, she writes, “it is possible to live with great zest, to have red blood and delicate joys.”
From Los Angeles Times
The speedy and delicate species is extremely wary of humans.
From Los Angeles Times
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