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

There’s no subtlety, but would you expect that from the director of the “Evil Dead” movies?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

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

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern