subtlety

Example Sentences

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Simplicity is elevated, subtlety is trashed, and complexity decried.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 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

It covers the tyranny of gender roles and the comfort of escaping into obsession, and Ms. Shaw is very good at inhabiting such perspectives, hinting at broader issues but favoring subtlety and suggestion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

He put the question softly, half-smiling, as if it were extremely subtle and he wished the subtlety to be noticed.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin