subtlety

Example Sentences

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It is also true that there is a subtlety to these conventions.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

It follows 55-year-old Palestinian cab driver Hassan, played with warmth and subtlety by Ehab Salami, as he ferries passengers through the nocturnal streets of Berlin.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

This is a subtlety of Washington that Americans weren’t taught in elementary school, and I don’t think the A.I. bots have quite figured it out.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

But in his own groups he is the rare drummer whose music draws you in with its subtlety rather than enveloping you with its power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Any attempt at subtlety is ruined when he repeatedly catches her eyes with his own.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern