finespun

Example Sentences

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Compared to the smaller roles that populate Hiller’s IMDb page, Joel — one of the more nuanced queer characters on television in recent years — is more finespun.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

It’s an achingly personal and finespun track plucked out on baritone ukulele.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

Here comes the bass, offering a futuristic contrast to the singer’s finespun melodies — which tend to be sung in Spanish and forged in various folk traditions.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022

But in the final soliloquy, just before Billy is hanged for having given a fatal blow to Claggart, Mr. Gunn spins the dumbfounded sailor’s wrenching lines with aching tenderness and finespun pianissimos.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2010

She was finespun in the way that used to make Olanna wonder if she wasn’t uncomfortable, dressing up every day and simply sitting at home.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie