Sentence examples for subtle and understated from inspiring English sources

Wallace's subtle and understated accompaniment has been the perfect counterpoint to Jungr's unusually intense vocal performances.

Of course, there is in fact an arc, but it's subtle and understated.

They are low-key, subtle and understated to the point of actually very nearly being asleep.

ONSTAGE 68-year-old Mulatu Astatke is as subtle and understated as the Ethiopian jazz he created.

It is also said to be the most humorous, though the humor is mostly subtle and understated.

"There will be some peacocks present, but it will be subtle and understated," said Francine Spray, vice president of events and operations at NBC.

A Japanese style interior is extremely subtle, serene, and understated, yet to the uninitiated such an interior will appear exotic.

Zohar Nir-Amitin's photo-etchings of ruled pages from school exercise and business notebooks, each titled after their source, are subtle and cleverly understated.

Cronenberg is not known for subtlety exactly, and this is hardly a subtle film, but there is something intriguing and understated in the way he contrives a syncopation of narrative and character.

The Discreet Charm is much subtler and more understated but remains every bit as subversive.

Over and over again, in all of my conversations, I hear variations of this same impulse -- something quieter, subtler and more understated than conventional patriotism -- this desire to "go back and do something".