nicety

Involving the people’s representatives in the decision is more than a constitutional nicety; it’s a key ingredient of success.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

Said by anyone else, this nicety is unremarkable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2023

Many of those places, however, cost money to access — whether it’s a gym membership or the social nicety to buy a latte at a coffee shop.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023

The cartridge cases aren’t the only nicety, though.

From The Verge ● Jun. 8, 2022

“Well, I had my doubts. But you clean up nicety, Percy. I'll remember that.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

There have been niceties and brownnosing, but no sanctions or threats thereof.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

Weeks before, his predecessor, Sir Philip Barton, had worked through the formal niceties of confirming Lord Mandelson's appointment to Washington, such as writing to the King about it on the 18th of December.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

It’s easy to dismiss my concerns as an obsession with constitutional niceties that modern conditions have rendered obsolete.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

In private, foreign officials said, Rodríguez was urbane and attentive, observing the usual diplomatic niceties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026

It was now plain that we would not attempt to use legal niceties to avoid accepting responsibility for actions we had taken with pride and premeditation.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela