subtly
Example Sentences
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Subtly, though, this introduces a new move to their repertoire: honest intimacy.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025
"Subtly increasing sleep increased people's gratitude, resilience and feelings of flourishing in life," Scullin said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024
Subtly and suggestively hung, it also shimmers with an unexpected fragility, disorienting the viewer with compounding evidence not only of creative brilliance but also of a careening pathos.
From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2023
Subtly, LeBron pursed his lips and nodded at him in encouragement.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2023
Subtly, my fingers press down imaginary chords on an imaginary bass.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
Vocabulary lists containing subtly
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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Five Feet Apart
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