Sentence examples for a delicate pair of from inspiring English sources

Carvings etched into the weathered stone reveal a delicate pair of cups with multiple rings that form an almost interlocked figure of eight, a pattern found nowhere else in the country.

According to the version I heard, the sphinx's naked delicates offended a pair of old ladies, who knocked them off with a hammer.

These included Rohlfs's " 'Chinese' Candle Stand," adjustable in height and with a built-in snuffer, and a pair of delicate oak-and-copper "Sylph Stands".

She has a slight frame, and dons a pair of delicate, rimless glasses.

Here are some of the high and low points of the London sales: BACON STARS AT SOTHEBY'S Two paintings by Francis Bacon — one of the artist's favorite female model and another of a man peering at the viewer from behind a pair of delicate glasses — were the stars of Sotheby's sale of contemporary art.

LONDON — Two paintings by Francis Bacon — one of the artist's favorite female model and another of a man peering at the viewer from behind a pair of delicate glasses — were the stars of Sotheby's sale of contemporary art here on Wednesday night.

"It is my heart," she said, unwrapping the tissue around a pair of delicate gold mules she had made.

U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass produced a new book of lyric poems, Sun Under Wood, including the beautifully luminous "Dragonflies Mating," with its images of "steam rising from the pond the color of smoky topaz" and "a pair of delicate, copper-red, needle-fine insects" mating "in the unopened crown of a Shasta daisy".

In her hand was a pair of delicate, black pumps.

Produced by Dylan collaborator T Bone Burnett, it's a surprisingly cool record, filled with snaking guitar lines and dusty grooves, the pair's harmonies making a delicate job of the decidedly earthy material.

The male carries a delicate tail of lacy white plumes bordered by a pair of elegantly curved feathers, which together resemble a lyre – an Ancient Grecian harp.