Sentence examples for less than delicate from inspiring English sources
Wabbit's foraging spot, however, is less than delicate.
The dish sank like a stone on my less than delicate stomach.
The iPhone's small screen size makes it slightly less capable as a video screen, while people with less than delicate fingers might find it cramped to operate.
Many well-known personalities thrived with less than delicate noses.
Whether it was Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany or Vladimir Lenin in Communist Russia, the pattern is largely the same - totalitarian dictators come to power by enshrining themselves as cults of personality and then creating political monopolies through often less than delicate campaigns of indoctrination and censorship - especially censorship enshrouded in the intimidating aura of state power.
The secret police arrive and make less than delicate inquiries of Magda, John's mother (or is it her mother? the libretto has it both ways) and much is made of the sickly nature of the Sorel infant (foreshadowing!) So Magda heads off to the consulate where, like the beginning of Casablanca, she waits.
After the rather rich entrees, a smooth trio of apricot, green apple and coconut sorbets makes a light satisfying finish, while strawberry crepes with vanilla orange sauce boasts loads of ripe seasonal berries but less-than-delicate crepes.
And perhaps less delicate, less velvety than many Burgundies.
She is still gorgeous, with an insanely voluptuous body on a tiny frame, less than 5ft 2in tall, with delicate little wrists and hands.
Although not without talents, he lacked his father's tenacity and skill in arranging compromise, and in less than a decade the delicate balance between the throne, the nobility, and the church hierarchy was upset.
