delicacy

Example Sentences

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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

He also praised Speed for being "bold enough to try a large amount of raw meat" - a local delicacy with deep historical roots.

From BBC

With one of the best midseason reveals in TV history, “Midnight Mass” has plenty of jump scares while exploring, with surprising delicacy, the need for, and perils of, religious faith.

From Los Angeles Times

And apparently a speaker of the House is a delicacy.

From Salon

There is no doubt about the delicacy’s comforting presence in homes this Christmas, providing a sense of continuity absent from so many other facets of contemporary life in Venezuela.

From Los Angeles Times