finer
Example Sentences
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About 50 aspiring Zuckerbergs gathered to network and learn the finer points of hosting, fundraising, wine pairings—and, more broadly, how to read the room.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Pedro Almodóvar didn’t know the finer points of film festival standing ovations when he first showed a movie in competition at Cannes in 1999.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
The lower, finer layer likely formed first during a major Cascadia earthquake.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
They might not be able to get into the weeds of the finer points of monetary policy, but they rightly sensed the central bank’s shortcomings in recent years.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The silk was finer, the air cleaner, the rice sweeter, the fields more fertile, the girls prettier, the boys stronger when he was a young man.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
