subtly

Example Sentences

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I think “Animal House” was also subtly subversive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

A re-recorded Rock Lobster became a minor hit, followed by similarly danceable, subtly transgressive, B-movie party classics like Dance This Mess Around, Give Me Back My Man and Mesopotamia.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Beyond entirely fabricated visuals, another kind of content is spreading: authentic images "enhanced" in ways that experts say are subtly distorting perceptions of what's happening on the ground.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

It’s a subtly visual symbol for how we often fail to gaze at others with understanding.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

He speaks better now than he did in Erhenrang, more simply and more subtly; he has learned his job in doing it, like us all.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin