Sentence examples for merely a subtle from inspiring English sources
His delicate pear risotto glows with merely a subtle hint of grappa — like the trailing vapor of vermouth in a fine martini.
The beginnings at first were merely a subtle shift in emphasis in the basic attitude of the physicians.
It may merely be a subtle way to keep noses to the grindstone for longer, says one cynic, causing more stress, not less.
He is merely signalling that he can live with him.What Mr McCain's trip to Liberty University is really about is a subtle but substantial change in the balance of power and ideology in the Republican Party.
A subtle but real pressure.
Unfortunately, this bullying is merely a reflection of a more subtle but far more serious machismo in government and elsewhere.
Instead of formally announcing the start of a game, ARGs merely leave clues for potential players to follow: a subtle image on a poster, perhaps, or a cryptic message on a website.
The distinctions between the early Jacobean and the preceding Elizabethan styles are subtle ones, often merely a question of degree, for although the dynasty changed, there was no distinct stylistic transition.
I'd argue it was even more subtle than that, merely a gentle narrowing of the eye sockets.
Of course, many have argued that the soundness of such arguments is merely an appearance, and that subtle fallacies may be diagnosed in them.
