Sentence examples for A delicate understatement from inspiring English sources

Given the committee's seven-page analysis of the media and open justice problems, the "expectation" terminology is a delicate understatement.

PLAYSTATION VITA It would be a delicate understatement to say that the latest game machine from Sony, PlayStation Vita, has not been a hit.

The book as a whole is an exercise in delicate understatement, of the careful arrangement of featherlight materials into a surprisingly strong structure.

They are matched, however, by a formidable Countess — the German soprano Anja Harteros, who, in a performance of delicate understatement, nearly walks away with the show; Philippe Jordan's command of the orchestra remains supreme.

This revelation of Hannah's own calvary is done in a single shot, with chillingly delicate understatement – making it the most horrific thing in the film.

A humane and poignant story that calibrates with startling vulnerability and delicate understatement the isolation, frustrations and loneliness of lives unlived in a quiet corner of rural America," said the jury.

A favorite of American servicemen, Ms. Stafford earned the nickname G.I. Jo for her recordings in which her pure, nearly vibrato-less voice, with perfect intonation, conveyed steadfast devotion and reassurance with delicate understatement.

As one nutritionist explained to Nina Teicholz, with delicate understatement: "Scientists believe that saturated fat is bad for you, and there is a good deal of reluctance toward accepting evidence to the contrary".

A bit of an understatement.

Her pictures are a mix of beautifully muted washes, of wide swaths of space and delicate details, of understatement and dramatic lighting, all painted with an odd, ungainly grace.

It was a wild understatement.