Sentence examples for firm and subtle from inspiring English sources

A firm and subtle fillet of pike, too rarely seen in New York kitchens, was served with parchment-thin disks of potato and slender fiddlehead ferns that made every other fiddlehead seem bloated.

"Firm... and subtle," crowed Sud Quotidien on its front page, praising Mr. Sall for his response.

Those that receive lots of firm but subtle, daily discipline, and setting boundaries in the home, do not exhibit this phenomena.

These dancers are on shaky ground: In exuding so much angst, their acting calls for a firm yet subtle touch, but this group has little sense of how to accomplish that.

This is subtle thinking and subtle art.

Subtle it ain't and subtle it needn't be.

It would be so pretty and subtle.

The Cascina Francia was lovely and subtle.

Its formal economy is startling and subtle.

Sometimes the failure is complex and subtle.

Exciting things are febrile, rich and subtle.