subtlety

Example Sentences

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The pope will arrive by helicopter, a diplomatic subtlety that spares him from landing on French soil without actually visiting France.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 7, 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

As the years pass, she lets the shadows inside Kayleen emerge with stealthy subtlety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The subtlety and precision of the modeling, the fine gradation of planes and ridges, the feeling for the relationship of flesh and bone would be remarkable enough in themselves, quite apart from the early date.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson