nicety

Involving the people’s representatives in the decision is more than a constitutional nicety; it’s a key ingredient of success.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

The current version has clearly decided that’s a nicety he can no longer afford.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

Many of those places, however, cost money to access — whether it’s a gym membership or the social nicety to buy a latte at a coffee shop.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023

The cartridge cases aren’t the only nicety, though.

From The Verge ● Jun. 8, 2022

“Well, I had my doubts. But you clean up nicety, Percy. I'll remember that.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

Weeks before, his predecessor, Sir Philip Barton, had worked through the formal niceties of confirming Lord Mandelson's appointment to Washington, such as writing to the King about it on the 18th of December.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

Bessent’s criticisms of the Fed’s spending on its building renovation and other niceties suggest its budget could shrink, too.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

Our test car included a long list of niceties that raise the CX-90’s competitive game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

As they discuss the niceties and textual flaws of the classics they love as much as life itself, Stoppard’s playfulness is tinged with rue; the older man cannot prevent the younger’s heartbreak to come.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2025

Social niceties done with, he ran his forefinger down the sheet of paper stapled to the inside-left of the folder.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman