subtlety

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

It was one of the few moments in her otherwise excellent performance when subtlety gives way to silliness.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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

Not for me the languor and the subtlety I had read about in books.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier