nicety

Example Sentences

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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

For Loudoun County, a rushing attack isn’t so much a nicety as it is a necessity, a prerequisite for the brand of football that’s conducive to frigid postseason nights.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2022

For he is very wise, and weighs all things to a nicety in the scales of his malice.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien