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

The 2011 “Morning Glory,” which twists and trumpets across a wide-open space in front of the museum’s Astor Court, is monumental but finespun and transparent.

From New York Times • May 2, 2013

She could feel the ground radiating up through her finespun cloth soles.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen