delicately
Example Sentences
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Along with the stigma this created, the tactic allowed Flynn’s defense to claim she had cooperated with prosecutors under threat of a criminal charge for what the newspaper delicately called the “illegal operation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Cubes of delicately folded fettuccine, stuffed shells, slabs of lasagna.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Inside these irregular geometric shapes, delicately painted images depict happy black families in idealized scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
"How do we delicately tell this story in our way?" asks Aaron.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
They stared at each other in confusion, unable to speak, sensing that something delicately established might slip from them.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
