This phrase is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to describe a carefully thought out or subtle action or decision. Example: The politician made a delicate move during the debate, carefully choosing her words to appeal to both sides of the argument.
In the end, the strike divided Mexico, which is in the midst of a delicate move from authoritarianism to democracy.
Erdem Moralioglu, whose saturated prints once identified the designer and influenced international fashion, made a delicate move: He spun dresses -- not to mention gloves -- from the finest lace that acted almost as a veil to print.
I usually despise people who do that on subway platforms,... who cough if someone is smoking across the street, who wear cardigans and bicycle clips; for God's sake, if you're so delicate, move to an ashram!
Pakistani officials, wary of civilian casualties and the appearance of further infringement of national sovereignty, are still in discussions with American officials over whether to allow the C.I.A. to expand its missile strikes into Baluchistan for the first time — a politically delicate move because it is outside the tribal areas.
Fillets are delicate; moving them around too much will break them up.
The Avalanches' songs are intricate machines with a thousand tiny, delicate moving parts, and they wear their grooves lightly.
More importantly it also interrupts the delicate moves towards the resumption of negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority/PLO.
Mr. Debrauwer steers clear of melodrama, letting his wonderful actresses and his canny eye for visual detail carry the delicate, moving story (Scott).
At its best, her work can be delicate, moving and strange, but, as with Enrico David, everything she does needs an awful lot of mental unpacking.
In this delicate, moving and wry amble along the collective road to nowhere, the folks are friendly, and the view of star-dappled skies and modest homes is familiar and comforting.
Bernard O'Donoghue's latest collection of poems, The Seasons of Cullen Church (Faber), captures the landscape and people of County Cork in a delicate, moving way, blending classical and middle English texts with contemporary experience.
