Sentence examples for narrow and subtle from inspiring English sources

The colour palette was narrow and subtle – from heather to chestnut brown to the dark green of a lawn in shade – the shades of nature in autumn drizzle, with nothing so vulgar as a pop of colour to be seen.

Small osteophytes, joint space narrowing and subtle areas of subchondral sclerosis can be detected.

Better still, pick a few clusters of the white flowers with their six narrow petals – their al dente texture and subtle taste, when eaten raw, puts the leaves in the shade.

Voiture excelled at writing occasional pieces of light verse, and his Lettres (published 1649) are full of witty and subtle allusions that were enjoyed by his narrow circle.

His focus has been narrow, personal, subtle.

This is subtle thinking and subtle art.

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

It would be so pretty and subtle.

Its formal economy is startling and subtle.

Sometimes the failure is complex and subtle.

Exciting things are febrile, rich and subtle.