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
Tyrion was congratulating himself on his subtlety when someone pulled a hood down over his eyes and lifted him up onto a saddle.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing subtlety
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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Norse Mythology
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The Tempest
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