Sentence examples for a subtle shading from inspiring English sources

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In today's diplolingo, it means "a delicate distinction; a subtle shading or veiled variation that gives a hint of a shift in tone".

He is now ranked No. 2, and being "one of" the best players in the world is a subtle shading that could — the longer it stays with Woods — shake some of the remaining swagger from his gait.

Again, it's a subtle shading in a big, lusty performance.

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For example, on the birds at Loch Broom some were more a subtle shade of pink than grey.

Ms. Lebowitz is brilliant on the subject of strollers, in vitro babies, her car ("it's such a subtle shade of pearl gray, straight men think it's white"), but she is hardly immune from the trite.

There was plenty of off-white, too: Jennifer Lopez wore an unapologetic scene-stealer of a frock – an on-brand shimmering, cleavage-bearing cape – while Sienna Miller went for edgy Miu Miu boho in a subtle shade of blush.

Her mother recalls Louise going to school aged 12 with green hair, being sent home, only to return with a subtle shade of aubergine, which they let her keep.

Painting our kitchen dresser a subtle shade of sage green probably wasn't one of them, but it was what my wife and I had unintentionally associated it with ever since I used it to soundtrack a hot and sensual session of kitchen makeover.

turning a subtle shade of crimson.

His lips are painted a subtle shade of red, and he has covered up some spots in his face with a concealer that's a bit darker than his own skin tone.

Wear a subtle shade of lipstick.

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