"nuanced tone" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to describe a speaker or writer's use of language that is subtle or complex. For example, "The speaker used a nuanced tone to convey the importance of environmental stewardship."
After he was elected, President Obama chose what his advisers have described as a more nuanced tone for discussing security policy.
You had to admire not only the nuanced tone he brought to Wolf's "Three Poems by Michelangelo" but the thoughtful mingling currents of reverence and passion as well.
Despite his anger, there were signs on Wednesday that Mr. de Blasio, the city's public advocate, was staking out a more nuanced tone on policing.
In the 28-page analysis, which cites dozens of court cases from Hawaii to Vermont, Mr. Spitzer struck a decidedly nuanced tone.
Amy Burton, a soprano who has long been an able contemporary-music performer, sang the music with assurance and an attractively nuanced tone.
A more nuanced tone was struck by Lionel Ortega, who moved to the US two years ago and is now back visiting his family.
The series, "Higher Ground," describes in nuanced tones and local accents the hard realities of life here in Harlan, the heart of Kentucky coal country, which has been battered by decades of decline.
We're often struck by how gracefully Yankees fans chug their seventh and eighth inning beers, by the nuanced tones of their invective, and by their principled and thoughtful belligerence.
This was a cerebral collection, but if Simons can paint a Dior picture both in these nuanced tones and the flashier palette demanded by the red carpet, he will flourish.
JERUSALEM — As Israelis began to adjust to the departure of President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, their staunchest and longest-standing regional ally, the alarm and anxiety that Israel has been projecting seemed to give way on Sunday to more nuanced tones, as well as some hints of admiration for the Egyptian people and sympathy for their cause.
In one of the simplest compositions, "Star," the grid, here painted white with panes brushed in nuanced tones of pinkish gray, is imposed on by a lively contrivance of white-and-black lines that rests on a white floor, its shadow forming an echoing structure beneath it, its gray ghost visible on the panes.
