Sentence examples for Delicacy from inspiring English sources

'delicacy' is correct and completely usable in written English
It is an uncountable noun used to refer to something that is considered particularly delicious or enjoyable. For example, you can say: "Pasilla chili rellenos are a Mexican delicacy."

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Delicacy

noun

The quality of being delicate.

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Inc are definitely on the indie side of the equation, but here in one chord change (it's in the refrain) they summon up the ghosts of Vandross and O'Neal and all that emotional delicacy that is straight R&B's stock in trade.

There's space in between each part of the note and incredible delicacy in the way he turns phrases.

Where most new buildings wrap themselves in cladding, this selectively reveals its structure and workings, in a way that allows different degrees of scale, and of strength and delicacy, from sheer glass to robust steel, to the filigree workings of lifts.

Lardo di colonnata, commonly referred to as lardo, is considered a delicacy from the Tuscan region of Italy.

"My hand trembles, my heart palpitates... he's six foot high, with the body of an athlete by Praxiteles and a face – oh incredible – the mystery of Botticelli, the refinement and delicacy of a Chinese print... ...... Mallory was then 23, and Strachey 29.

While predecessor Tobey Maguire is a fine comedic actor with self-effacing googly eyed charm, there are moments in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 that require a starkness and delicacy that might have been beyond him.

The usual suspects – har gau, curry buns, bean curd rolls, roast pork puffs, cheung fung – all put in an appearance, but they stand out here for their delicacy and the care taken in their preparation, as do the daily specials, from jellyfish salad to deep-fried soft-shell crab.

There's a delicacy, indeed femininity, about the way his dark hair hangs around his pale, intense face; in repose there are times when he resembles Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa".

At Pasto there were numerous indications that I was approaching at last the heart of the Andes, including guinea pig, a famous Andean delicacy, being served at the local restaurants.

He moves with Japanese neatness and almost feline delicacy.

After trying the delicacy – which looks like snails – Ukrainian student Dasha Khabarova told the BBC: "It's salty on the inside and very sweet on the outside.

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