finesse

Example Sentences

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“He’s big on setting up things with power, playing the physical game before you play the finesse game and understanding what the offensive linemen are trying to do in their schemes,” Stone said.

From Seattle Times

"But there have been a few special entries, well decorated and what not. A lot of effort, the finesse was great."

From BBC

He was just finesse, extreme finesse and skilled.

From Los Angeles Times

Somehow, Brown, Cook and Chisolm finessed their way inside Columbia’s Township Auditorium to see their heroes, the Sugarhill Gang, in concert.

From Los Angeles Times

Authenticity is not sufficient when speaking the verse, though; it requires more finesse than some of the young actors yet possess.

From New York Times