subtleties

Example Sentences

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“Scarborn” is so Polish, so involved with the subtleties of history and class, that things might get by an American viewer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

“When we started talking with Oscar, he came in with his Prince stuff. When you look at his performance, you see all those subtleties, the physicality, the swagger.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

In a chat with his brother Graeme for the Football Association before he left United in 2018, Carrick himself explained the subtleties of a "great pass".

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

After all, that’s how they pick up language, learn to recognize their family members and begin to understand the subtleties of their cultures.

From Salon • May 7, 2025

Is it a nicety that means nothing, but one of the many other subtleties that has become muddled inside of me?

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson