delicacy

Example Sentences

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Stuffed cabbages, for example, are a hearty delicacy that transcends geographical borders.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

And the creator of the video is not known for his delicacy or tact.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2026

Keys had previously insisted she would refuse to eat the delicacy, but she admitted defeat and said she would accept the terms of the wager.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Agnes’s affection for Peter—her need for him as a protector against both her violent ex-husband and the loneliness engulfing her—is conveyed with a moving delicacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Burr’s response was incisively curt: “having Considered it attentively,” he wrote, “I regret to find in it nothing of that sincerity and delicacy which you profess to Value.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis